Adding string value files

String value files are text files that contain the specific string values associated with a string code type. For example, an anonymous name string value file contains all of the names that you want identified as "anonymous" for your configuration.

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The string code value files that are available depend on the given string code type. String code values are managed in InfoSphere® MDM Workbench Configuration perspective.

1. In the View list, select Expert.
2. In the configuration editor, select Strings.
3. In the Strings view, click New.
4. In the New String Value File window, type the name of the text file you want to use to store the string code values. This file must end with a .txt filename extension.
5. Click OK. The string value file is created and appears in the String value file list for the selected string code.
6. Click Edit…. The string value file opens in the editor and you can begin to add values. Use the vertical bar (|) character to separate fields. The # character denotes a line used to label the fields in the file.

   For the fields to specify for each string type, see String file fields to be defined . The fields in the file differ depending on the type of the string code selected.

7. If you are creating a string code value file for anonymous addresses, the address values must be standardized. See Standardizing anonymous address strings.
8. Save the file and close its editor tab when you are finished adding values. The new values now appear in the Strings view.