To Define a Field to be Normalized (Configuration Editor)

1. In the Projects window, right-click the master index application you want to modify, and then click Open.

2. If the Configuration Editor dialog box appears, click Edit to check out the listed files.

   The Configuration Editor appears.

3. In the object structure in the left pane, add the field that will contain the normalized value.

   For more information, see Adding a Field to the Master Index Object Structure (Repository).

4. Click the Normalization tab.

   The Normalization page appears.

5. Click Add.

   The Normalized Field dialog box appears.

6. Enter or select a value for each of the fields described in Master Index Normalization and Standardization Structure Properties (Repository).

7. To specify a national domain for the type of data being standardized, do the following:

   1. In the Locale Field Name field, select the field whose value in incoming records will indicate which variant to use.

   2. In the Locale Codes section, click Add.

   3. On the dialog box that appears, enter values in the fields described in Master Index Locale Codes Properties (Repository).

   4. Click OK.

      If you selected the multiple domain selector, you can add multiple national domains; otherwise, you can add one default national domain and one field-defined national domain.

8. On the Normalized Field dialog box, click OK.

   The new normalization definition appears in the list.

9. On the Configuration Editor toolbar, click Save.