Output

Table 1. Name Variant Finder Outputs

Field Name

Format

Description / Valid Values

CandidateGroup

String

Identifies a grouping of an input name and its name variations. Each input name is given a CandidateGroup number. The variations for that input name are given the same CandidateGroup number.

Ethnicity

String

The culture of a name determined by the Core Name and add-on dictionaries.

Note: This field was formerly named GenderDeterminationSource.

FirstName

String

The given name of a person.

GenderCode

String

The gender of a name determined by the Core Name and add-on dictionaries. One of the following:

M
The name is a male name.
F
The name is a female name.
A
Ambiguous. The name can be either male or female.
U
Unknown. The gender of this name is not known.

LastName

String

The last name of a person.

TransactionalRecordType

String

Specifies how the name was used in the matching process. One of the following:

Suspect
A suspect record is used as input to a query.
Candidate
A candidate record is a result returned from a query.