Parsing Options

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.

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.