Dictionary File Types

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iWay DQC uses four types of dictionary files:


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StringLookup

This dictionary file is an indexed list of strings, used for getting information about the presence of a string in a dictionary file. This file consists of a single column of strings. Data types other than string are not valid. Other data types must first be converted to string if they are to be used.

Used by: String Lookup step, Validate Email step, Validate Phone Number step, Guess Name Surname step, Experimental Exclude Spaces step

Generator: String Lookup Builder step


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IndexedTableLookup

This dictionary file is an indexed table with defined index values, used for looking up records by their corresponding keys. The full record data is contained in the file, as it was defined during the generation of the file.

Used by: Apply Replacement step, Convert Phone Numbers step, Strip Titles step, Transform Legal Forms step, Validate In Res step, Validate SKRZ step, Validate Vat Id step, Validate Vin step, Table Matching step, Value Replacer step

Generator: Indexed Table Builder step


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MatchingLookup

This dictionary file is used for looking up a matching value from a real value. The file is indexed by the matching value.

Used by: Guess Name Surname step, Intelligent Swap Name Surname step, Swap Name Surname step, Validate Vin step

Generator: Matching Lookup Builder step


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SelectiveMatchingLookup

This dictionary file is an extension and modification of the MatchingLookup file. Other parameters (in addition to the real and matching values) can be used in the lookup. The other parameters provide a lookup of the best variant from the set of variants that fit the pair of matching and real values.

Used by: Selective Res Lookup step

Generator: Selective Matching Lookup step


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