Name and address standardization example use

Name and address standardizations can be used, for example, in the following ways.

When you enter a party's name as Bob:
  • if standardization is on: the party name is stored in the SEARCH table as Robert; a search for Bob, Robert or Rob returns this party
  • if standardization is off: the party name is stored as Bob; only a search for "Bob" returns this party
  • if standardization was on when the party name was stored but off when the party name was searched for: the party name is stored as Robert; only a search for Robert returns this party
  • if standardization was off when the party name was stored but on when the party name was searched for: the party name is stored as Bob; only a search for Bob returns this party