Name categories
During the preparation of names for searching, names are associated with a category that indicates whether the name should be treated as Personal, Organization, Both, or Unknown. Each category requires unique comparison rules and distinct linguistic reference data.
When categorizing names, Global Name Management components place names
into the following categories:
- Personal names, which contain no indicators that suggest it belongs in any other category (For example: "Linda K. Smith")
- Organization names, which contain some form of a non-personal indicator (For example, "Smith & Company")
- Unknown names, which contain some element that appears to be a misspelling, or that contains some other construct that does not normally appear in either personal or organization names (For example "SM?I")
- Both, which are names that contain a professional qualifier that could suggest that the name is a business name derived from a personal name (For example, "Linda Smith Architect")
If a name is categorized as anything other than a personal name, the component provides a reason code that identifies the indicator or pattern that qualifies the name as non-personal.