Person Match Types

The Person match types include PersonLastName and PersonFirstName. These match types are used to normalize and phonetically encode name fields for person matching. For each field with one of these match types, the wizard adds two fields to the object structure for phonetic and standardized versions. If you specify a field with a person match type for blocking in the wizard, the phonetic version of the name is automatically added to the blocking query. The following fields are created when you specify one of the Person match types for a field (field_name refers to the name of the field specified for Person matching).

• field_name_Std – This field contains the normalized version of the name.

• field_name_Phon – This field contains the phonetic version of the name.

The corresponding standardization and match types in the Match Field file are listed in Table 24.

Table 24 Person Name Standardization and Match Types

eView Wizard Match Type	Match Field File Standardization Type	Match Field File Match Type
PersonLastName	PersonName	LastName
PersonFirstName	PersonName	FirstName