Parsing Options

The following table lists the options that control the parsing of names.

Table 1. Open Name Parser Parsing Options

optionName

Description

ParseNaturalOrderPersonalNames

Specifies whether to parse names where the is in the order Title, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, and Suffix.

true
Parse personal names that are in natural order.
false
Do not parse names that are in natural order.

ParseReverseOrderPersonalNames

Specifies whether to parse names where the last name is specified first.

true
Parse personal names that are in reverse order.
false
Do not parse names that are in reverse order.

ParseConjoinedNames

Specifies whether to parse conjoined names.

true
Parse conjoined names.
false
Do not parse conjoined names.

SplitConjoinedNames

Specifies whether to separate names containing more than one individual into multiple records, for example, Bill & Sally Smith.

true
Split conjoined names.
false
Do not split conjoined names.

ParseBusinessNames

Specifies whether to parse business names.

true
Parse business names.
false
Do not parse business names.

OutputAsList

Specifies whether to return the parsed name elements in a list form.

true
Return the parsed elements in a list form.
false
Do not return the parsed elements in a list form.

ShortcutThreshold

Specifies how to balance performance versus quality. A faster performance will result in lower quality output; likewise, higher quality will result in slower performance. When this threshold is met, no other processing will be performed on the record.

Specify a value from 0 to 100. The default is 100.