Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

Service Type Definition File

Each data type is configured by a service type definition file, serviceType.xml. Service type files define the fields to be standardized for a data type. The following table lists and describes the elements in the service type file.

Element 

Attribute 

Description 

serviceType 

 

A description and any parameters for the data type. 

 

configurationResource 

The name of the standardization process file that defines the states and processing for the data type.  

description 

 

A brief description of the data type, such as “Address Standardization”. 

parameter 

 

A parameter for the configuration resource. By default, the name of the parameter is “fields”, and it is populated with a list of standardized field component names. 

 

name 

The name of the parameter.  

 

value 

One or more values for the parameter.