VeriMove uses three tables during the Business Name Matching process to compare records in your input file against the NCOALink data. These three tables, formatted and installed in the Tables directory during VeriMove installation, are only used for Business Name Matching. These tables do not change your input records and do not affect VeriMove output of business names but are simply used to aid in comparing your input records against the NCOALink data to determine a Business Name match.
| Table Name | Description |
|---|---|
| REDEFINES-WORD-LIST.txt | Maps commonly used abbreviations to full words |
| JUNK-WORD-LIST.txt | Words that are ignored during Business Name Matching |
| COMMON-WORD-LIST.txt | Words that are given higher value when calculating Business Name Match percentages (used to determine whether or not a match has been achieved) |
Each time you explode the NCOALink files to your database location, these files are copied from the Tables directory to your database location. Subsequent VeriMove installations will overwrite these tables with the tables VeriMove used to certify with the USPS. If you customize these tables, be sure to backup these files before installing a new VeriMove release. After installing a new VeriMove release, replace the installed VeriMove USPS-certified tables with your backed up versions of your customized tables.
For more information, see "Using Business Name Matching" in your VeriMove User's Guide.