System and method for data cleansing
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1. A method for data cleansing, comprising:
- receiving an input postal address and a DUNS number;
comparing said input postal address to a standard;
providing a single best postal address derived from said input postal address, based on said comparison;
matching said DUNS number and said single best postal address to a database having DUNS numbers associated with postal addresses, to find a matching postal address in said database; and
correcting said input postal address based on said matching postal address.
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Abstract
A business information service provides data cleansing to correct and update both domestic and global addresses. A combination of processes generate cleansed data for input into a matching process. The matching process matches information about a business, including the address, to a unique business identifier in at least one database of business information. The matching process is more successful with more standard and accurate input addresses.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for data cleansing, comprising:
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receiving an input postal address and a DUNS number; comparing said input postal address to a standard; providing a single best postal address derived from said input postal address, based on said comparison; matching said DUNS number and said single best postal address to a database having DUNS numbers associated with postal addresses, to find a matching postal address in said database; and correcting said input postal address based on said matching postal address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer implemented system for data cleansing, comprising:
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a pre-auditor that generates a report having a plurality of views of an input address file, said input address file including a record having an input postal address and a DUNS number; a verifier that finds and removing any invalid records from said input address file; a vendor interface that sends said input address file and an order to a vendor, and receives a file of standardized postal addresses from said vendor; a component that compares said input postal address to said standardized postal addresses; a component that provides a single best postal address derived from said input postal address, based on said comparison; a matcher that matches said DUNS number and said single best postal address to a database having DUNS numbers associated with postal addresses, to find a matching postal address in said database; and a component that corrects said input postal address based on said matching postal address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon to perform a method for data cleansing, comprising:
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receiving an input postal address and a DUNS number; comparing said input postal address to a standard; providing a single best postal address derived from said input postal address based on said comparison; matching said DUNS number and said single best postal address to a database having DUNS numbers associated with postal addresses, to find a matching postal address in said database; and correcting said input postal address based on said matching postal address.
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