Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

Merged Business Name Category File

The merged business name category file (bizCompanyMergerNames.dat) 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 standardization 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

The following table describes each column in the merged business name category file.

Table 14 Merged Business Name Category File

Column 

Description 

former-name

The name of the company whose name was not kept after the merger. 

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 merged business name category 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