Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

ProcedureTo Create Normalization and Lexicon Files

  1. For each normalization file you referenced in standardizer.xml, do the following:

    1. Create a text file in /WorkingDirectory/resource.

    2. Save the file under the name you used to reference it from standardizer.xml.

    3. In the file, enter a list of nonstandard values along with their standardized values, separating the nonstandard value from the standard value with a pipe (|) as shown below.


      COR|COURT
      CRT|COURT
      CR.|COURT
      CT|COURT
      CT.|COURT
      DR|DRIVE
      DR.|DRIVE
      DRV|DRIVE
      ...
    4. When you are finished, save and close the file.

  2. For each lexicon file you referenced in standardizer.xml, do the following:

    1. Create a text file in /WorkingDirectory/resource.

    2. Save the file under the name you used to reference it from standardizer.xml.

    3. In the file, enter a list of all possible values for the field as shown below.


      E
      EAST
      ET
      N
      NO
      NORTH
      NTH
      S
      SO
      SOUTH
      ...
    4. When you are finished, save and close the file.

  3. Continue to Packaging and Importing the Variant.