The Joining Lines function enables you to join two lines during the parsing process. For example, if a logical address line spans two physical lines, the Parser may not be able to parse the data correctly. When you join the two lines, the Parser produces better results.
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Line 1: WILLIAM Line 2: AND KIMBERLY MURPHY Line 3: 60 ORCHARD RD Line 4: WILMINGTON OH The Parser would not be able to parse line 1 correctly because it contains just one token which made it a business name. If line 2 is appended to line 1 like the following, then the Parser would be able to parse the names correctly.
Line 1: WILLIAM AND KIMBERLY MURPHY Line 2: Line 3: 60 ORCHARD RD Line 4: WILMINGTON OH
After you create Join/Split/Set rules, you can delete or arrange them in the desired execution order. The rules are processed from top to bottom in the order shown in the list.
When you delete Join/Split/Set rules, they are not removed entirely from the process. Deleting will simply remove the rule from the condition associated with it so that the rule will not be executed. A "deleted" rule still exists in the process and can be reused by using the Add > Existing option. If you want to remove transformation rules completely from the process, you must use the Remove Unused Operations option.
To join CDP input lines