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Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

Configuring a Standardization Structure for Person Names

For free–form name fields, the source fields that are defined for standardization should include the predefined standardization components. For example, fields containing person name information can include the first name, middle name, last name, suffix, title, and salutation. The target fields you define can include any of these parsed components. Follow the instructions under Defining Master Index Standardization Rules in Configuring Sun Master Indexes to define fields for standardization. For the standardization-type element, enter PersonName. For a list of field IDs to use in the standardized-object-field-id element, see Person Name Standardization Components.

A sample standardization structure for person name data is shown below. Only the United States variant is defined in this structure.


free-form-texts-to-standardize>
   <group standardization-type="PERSONNAME"
    domain-selector="com.sun.mdm.index.matching.impl.SingleDomainSelectorUS">
      <unstandardized-source-fields>
         <unstandardized-source-field-name>Person.Name
         </unstandardized-source-field-name>
      </unstandardized-source-fields>
      <standardization-targets>
         <target-mapping>
            <standardized-object-field-id>salutation
            </standardized-object-field-id>
            <standardized-target-field-name>Person.Prefix
            </standardized-target-field-name>
         </target-mapping>
         <target-mapping>
            <standardized-object-field-id>firstName
            </standardized-object-field-id>
            <standardized-target-field-name>Person.FirstName
            </standardized-target-field-name>
         </target-mapping>
         <target-mapping>
            <standardized-object-field-id>middleName
            </standardized-object-field-id>
            <standardized-target-field-name>Person.MiddleName
            </standardized-target-field-name>
         </target-mapping>
         <target-mapping>
            <standardized-object-field-id>lastName
            </standardized-object-field-id>
            <standardized-target-field-name>Person.LastName
            </standardized-target-field-name>
         </target-mapping>
         <target-mapping>
            <standardized-object-field-id>suffix
            </standardized-object-field-id>
            <standardized-target-field-name>Person.Suffix
            </standardized-target-field-name>
         </target-mapping>
         <target-mapping>
            <standardized-object-field-id>title
            </standardized-object-field-id>
            <standardized-target-field-name>Person.Title
            </standardized-target-field-name>
         </target-mapping>
      </standardization-targets>
   </group>
</free-form-texts-to-standardize>