Match Codes and Match Grades
Match Codes and Match Grades
The following codes indicate reasons for successful or unsuccessful matching. The messages returned by the D&B matching processes are combined for the two fields Match Codes and Match Grades. Where no value is returned, it will be set to space:
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Field |
Length |
Description and Possible Values |
Info Object |
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Match Codes |
8 |
DB_MATCDS |
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Match Code |
1 |
A = Good Match, B = Likely Match, C = No Match |
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Name 2 Error ID |
1 |
P = Personal Name, C = Commercial Name, G = Government Name, Blank = N/A |
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Match Confidence Codes |
2 |
Code that summarises the individual match grades. 1 = Lowest Confidence Match, 10 = Highest Confidence Match, 0 = No Match |
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PI Code |
4 |
Result of investigation process. Only present if record was sent through manual investigations. |
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Match Grades |
7 |
DB_MATGRD |
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Business Name Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
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Street Number Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
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Street Name Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
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City Name Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
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State Name Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
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P.O. Box Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
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Telephone Number Match Grade |
1 |
A = Same Components, B = Similar Components, F = Different Components, Z = One or both components are zero. |
Examples
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D-U-N-S number |
Match Codes |
Match Grades |
Explanation |
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606037232 |
AC06 |
AZFAAZZ |
Record matched in electronic match with a confidence code of 6. Good matches on name, city and state, failed street name and missing data for street number, PO Box and phone |
|
000000000 |
CC08 |
Record failed electronic match (match code =C). Sent to investigations and not found (code 08 = unable to verify) |
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001180314 |
AC |
Good match (match code = A) found in lookup. Absence of match grade and confidence code indicates electronic match failed. Presence of D-U-N-S number and absence of PI code indicates that the D-U-N-S number was assigned in lookup. |
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075759324 |
BC |
Likely match found during manual scanning |
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128380672 |
AC 00 |
New record created through investigation (PI code = 00) |
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149271074 |
AC10 |
AAAAAZA |
D-U-N-S number assigned in electronic match with high confidence (confidence code 10). Good matches on all elements except PO Box which was missing |