Dictionary File Type Summary

The following table contains a list of the steps that require dictionary files and details on their use.

Step

Filename Property

Dictionary File Type

Description

Update Gender

firstNameRatioLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains numbers only. Indexed by names. For more information, see Update Gender Step Dictionary Files.

surnameRatioLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains numbers only. Indexed by surnames.

Validate Email

tldLookupFileName

StringLookup

File contains all top-level domains in uppercase without dots.

Validate Phone Number

idcLookupFileName

StringLookup

File contains all known IDCs.

provLookupFileName

StringLookup

File contains prefixes of known Telcos.

Transform Legal Forms

legalFormsLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains original values with their replacements. Indexed by the original values.

Validate In Res

databaseFile

IndexedTableLookup

File contains reference data of companies. Indexed by company registration number.

Convert Phone Numbers

conversionTableFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains original prefixes with patterns to form a number in the new format. For more information, see Convert Phone Numbers Step Dictionary Files.

Guess Name Surname

firstNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known names.

lastNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known surnames.

multiFirstNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known multi-word names.

multiLastNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known multi-word surnames.

Intelligent Swap Name Surname

firstNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known names.

lastNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known surnames.

Strip Titles

titleLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains matching values with their replacements for known titles. Indexed by matching value.

Swap Name Surname

firstNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known names. This step is deprecated. Use the Intelligent Swap Name Surname step instead.

lastNameLookupFileName

MatchingLookup

File contains known surnames. This step is deprecated. Use the Intelligent Swap Name Surname step instead.

Validate Vat Id

foLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains numbers and names of known tax offices. Indexed by numbers.

cnLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains known company registration numbers and company names. Indexed by numbers.

Validate Vin

wmiFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains known WMI codes as keys and patterns to match VINs in a second dictionary file. For more information, see ValidateVINAlgorithm Dictionary Files.

vinInfoFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains the following columns: patterns for matching input VIN, manufacturer, car model, year that VIN was issued, position of CRC number, and position of year number. Indexed by matching pattern.

Validate SKRZ

districtLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains Slovak district codes and names. Indexed by district codes.

Apply Replacements

replacementsFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains original values with their replacements. Indexed by original values.

String Lookup

lookupFileName

StringLookup

File contains a list of strings from which to look up.

Selective Res Lookup

fileName

SelectiveMatchingLookup

File contains reference data of companies. This includes real and matching values of company names, company registration numbers, and an additional optional field.

Table Matching

indexTableFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains table from which to look up data. Indexed by keys used for looking up data.

Experimental Exclude Spaces

databaseFile

StringLookup

File contains list of known words.

Anonymizer

nameLookupFileName

IndexedTableLookup

File contains replacement names (first names and surnames) written only in uppercase. Indexed by original values in uppercase.


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