About Jobs with Salient Entities

To create a job with salient entities, you must access the Salient Entities Area on the DataSets tab.

The Salient Entities Area contains the following fields:

• Entity Name: Enter the name of the salient entity you want to use in the job. When you use a date attribute as the salient entity, you must enter the name of the attribute as Date. This for- mat, which is not case sensitive, enables the system to recognize the attribute as a date.
• Attribute: Click the Select button next to the Attribute field (which is non-editable) after enter- ing the entity name. This displays the Attribute Selector dialog box that list attributes that corre- spond to the selected dataset.
• Looping Entity: Enables you to use this function for your job. When using a date salient entity, do not use the Looping Entity option.
• Multiple Run: Enables you to use this function for your job by defining the ranges specified in the dataset fields.
• Job Thread Count: Is enabled when you click the Looping Entity or Multiple Run check box. Enter the maximum number of threads per job. We recommend setting this to twice the number of processors or cores available on the system. This field is available for both Sequence Matcher and Rule Matcher jobs.
• Add Entity: Enables when you enter an entity name and select an attribute. Click this button to add the entity to the Salient Entities area.
• Update Entity: Modifies or changes an existing salient entity listed in the Salient Entities areas. Example modifications include changing the name of the salient entity or changing the attribute associated to it. Click the salient entity you want to modify, make your changes, and then click Update Entity. The system replaces the salient entity with the newly entered information.
• Delete Entity: Deletes a salient entity from the Salient Entity list. Click the salient entity you want to delete and then click Delete Entity.
• Start Date and End Date: Enter information within the these text boxes that corresponds to the date salient entity. These dates limit the examination of the data to that which is within the range specified. If you did not identify a salient entity, leave these fields blank.

  Use one of the following formats when entering a date: M/DD/YYYY, MM/DD/YY, DD-MONTH- YY, or DD-MONTH-YYYY. Regardless of your input, the system displays the date in MM/DD/ YYYY format after you press Enter. If you type only two digits for the year, the system assumes the 21st century and automatically inserts two digits before the two entered digits.