The merged business name category file provides a list of companies whose name changed because of a merger along with the name of the company after the merge. It also classifies the business names into industry sectors and sub-sectors. This enables the Sun Match Engine to recognize the current company name and determine the sector of the business. You can add entries to the business merger name file using the following syntax.
former-name/merged-name sector-code
Table 27 describes each column in the bizCompanyMergerNames.dat file.
Table 27 Business Merger Name Category File
Column |
Description |
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The name of the company whose name was not kept after the merger. |
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merged-name |
The name of the company whose name was kept after the merger. |
sector-code |
The industry sector code of the business. Sector codes are listed in the bizIndustryCategoriesCode.dat file. |
Below is an excerpt from the bizCompanyMergerNames.dat file.
DUKE/FLUOR DANIEL 20005 FAULTLESS STARCH/BON AMI 09004 FIND/SVP 10013 FIRST WAVE/NEWPARK SHIPBUILDING 27005 GUNDLE/SLT 19020 HMG/COURTLAND 23004 J BROWN/LMC 10014 KORN/FERRY 10020 LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER 14005 |