The Standard and Customized definition tables contain the following entries:
Entries in standard and customized definition tables require a special syntax. Each entry must include an entry name, keyword, and value; optionally, an entry can include an operation and position. There are conventions that must be followed to make entries to the tables.
Syntax
ENTRY_NAME [OPERATION] [POSITION] KEYWORD=VALUE
Example
'中国特性工商银行' DEF ATT=BUSINESS-NAME
where:
| '中国特性工商银行' | = | Entry name |
| DEF | = | Position |
| ATT | = | Keyword (Attribute) |
| BUSINESS-NAME | = | Value |
Mask Entries
Masks use alphabetic, numeric or special characters to represent letters, numbers, or some other character. A mask defines the data element using:
- ‘n’ to represent a numeric (0 - 9)
- alphabet characters to represent various mask types.
For example, a mask may be used to define any series of six numerals as a postcode instead of the user entering each of the 999,999 possible combinations in the customized definitions table.
Example
‘nnnnnn’ MASK DEF ATT=POSTAL-CODE
Token masks are used to detect data patterns that allow the Customer Data Parser and Postal Matcher to identify data elements. The token mask entries are usually used to convert unknown elements of a string into known elements, so that the entire string can be recognized. See Pattern Entries and Token Masks.