Synonym Management

Synonyms are words that are similar to the data being screened and support matching by increasing match scores where data is equivalent. For example:

·        1st and FIRST

·        Alex and Alexander

Stop words are words that must not be considered for screening and are filtered out during matching. For example, Mr or Ms.

Both these values are displayed in the Synonyms grid in the Alias Values column.

The following menus are available:

·        Organization Numbers - the values in this menu are considered for synonym matching. For example: one, 1st, first.

·        Country Synonyms - the values in this menu are considered for synonym matching. For example: UAE, United Arab Emirates, AE.

·        Individual Gender - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: Baron, Baroness, Count, Countess, His, Her.

·        Organization Strip Words (shortened) - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: &, FIN, corp.

·        Organization Suffix (acronym) - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: Org, ORG, Inc., Pvt.

·        Individual Name Synonyms - the values in this menu are considered for synonym matching. For example: Aaliyah, Aliya, Aliyah.

·        Individual Title - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: Sheikh, Mr, Ms, Mrs, Admiral.

·        Individual Name Strip Words (shortened) - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: al, el, bin.

·        Organization Business Word (common business words that are considered during the scoring process) - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: Banking, Shipping.

·        Organization stopwords - the values in this menu are considered as stop words. For example: For example: Finance, Corporation, Incorporated.

There are two ways to add synonyms and stop words:

1.     Add a record using the Synonym window. When you add a new record, it appears on the Synonyms grid.

To add a record, follow these steps:

a.     Click Add to open the Add Aliases window.

b.     Enter values for the following fields:

The following table provides the search fields for private watch list

Table : Search fields for Private Watch List

c.     Click Save to save the record.

To edit a record, follow these steps:

a.     Select the check box in line with the record you want to edit.

b.     Click Edit to open the Add Aliases window.

c.     Edit the required fields.

d.     Click Save to save the record.

2.     To add or edit synonyms and stop word records in bulk, export the Synonyms list, add values in the applicable columns, or add a new row and provide values in the applicable columns, and upload the file. You cannot change the structure of the file.

To add synonyms and stop words using the predefined  file, follow these steps:

a.     Click Export to download all synonyms or stop words in the selected menu.

b.     Enter the values in the required columns and save the file.

c.     Click Import . The file is uploaded and the records are displayed on the Synonyms grid.

Follow the same steps to edit watch list data using the template.

You can also export all ready-to-use synonyms or stop words by clicking Export All . The synonyms and stop words are exported as a file.

Following is the list of Country Synonyms available out of the box.

NOTE:  You can add or edit the Country Codes using the User Interface (UI).

For the list of Synonyms, see Watch List Management Guide.