Person Name Lexicon Files

Each PersonName variant contains a set of lexicon files. Each lexicon file contains a list of possible values for a field. The standardization engine matches input values against the values listed in these files to recognize input symbols and ensure correct tokenization. The Master Index Standardization Engine uses these files when processing input symbols as defined in the process definition file (standardizer.xml). They are primarily used during the token matching portion of parsing. You can modify these files as needed by adding, deleting, or modifying values in the list. You can also create additional lexicon files.

The PersonName data type includes the following lexicon files:

• generation.txt

• givenNames.txt

• salutation.txt

• surnames.txt

• titles.txt

These files are located in the resource folder under each variant name.