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String Similarity check on names for same record ID

Puranjaysaprax
5 - Atom

I want to run a similarity check on the records which have same RecordID but different names(strings).

A recordID can have 2 or more names and I want to get a similarity score among all the names with same recordID.

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IraWatt
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hey @Puranjaysaprax,

I don't know what your dataset looks like so its hard to answer this question. From what you've said this is the set up I think you'll want:

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Essentially you'll need an exact match on Record ID then a Name match on your names. The bottom box will then let you output the score. The final output says which rows matched.

HTH,

Ira

Puranjaysaprax
5 - Atom

Hi @Irawatt, This can be considered as a sample dataset. For Each name with the same record ID, I want to find a String similarity score between them.

Record IDName for Record ID
1001ABC - XYZ
1001ABC - XYK
1001CBC - XYZ
1002XYZABC
1002XYZAC
1003KLMKLM
1003KLMKLW
1003KLM12M
1003KLMKKM
IraWatt
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Great thanks @Puranjaysaprax,

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So from the workflow I see row 1&2, 6&7 and 6&9 match. Of course you can also reduce the required threshold if you want more matches. Any questions on how this works make sure to ask :)

HTH,

Ira

 

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