Just a quick update to advise that we have added support for Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Numbering in Match2Lists.
Now when you upload your files you can identify your columns as either DUNS numbers or Global DUNS numbers for inclusion in your matching and De-duping projects.
No longer do you need to worry about numeric conversions or correctly formatting your DUNS numbers, Match2Lists will manage this for you including dealing with the infamous leading zeros which Microsoft Excel is so adept at removing.
Did you buy a new marketing database and need to de-dupe and merge the contacts / companies with your existing database?
Then I think you’ll welcome the new Merge2Lists feature we have just launched within Match2Lists.
With the Merge2Lists feature you can now match & merge your new data against your existing master file, removing duplicates, filling blanks and combining fields with different names to create your new master list, all with the usual simplicity you expect from Match2Lists.com
The data matching process uses our ground breaking Match Visualiser as normal, but you will be presented with new options to customise and select how you would like to merge the 2 lists and determine the structure of your new master file when you choose the download option.
We are currently in the process of putting together a video tutorial on this fantastic new feature, in the mean time you will find guidance on screen when merging your data, Feel free to ping us any questions, comments. Thank you for continued use and support of Match2Lists.
Just a quick note to advise that Match2Lists now allows you to specify fields as unique Idenities when uploading your lists. We have new descriptions for:
- Company ID
- Address ID
- Contact ID
You will find these descriptors at the bottom of the option list, when describing the contents of the lists you upload.
Please note that no transformation logic is applied to these data descriptors, so you will need to apply any transformations or validation before loading your data into Match2Lists.
You will only be able to identify exact matches with these data descriptors. If you would like more data descriptions options feel free to reply or contact us directly.
Several people have asked on occasion if it was possible to increase the width of the Match Results, so one of the other amendments we have made to the visualizer is the addition of sizing options for validating your match results.
Using these buttons you can increase the size of the windows displaying the match results making it easier to read longer company names and addresses. A useful feature when looking for the best possible match.
You can also switch back to the smaller option to view more of potential matches side by side without scrolling – this is particularly helpful when your de-duping a list or looking for multiple matches.
Today we launched an updated version of our acclaimed Match Visualizer which includes new functionaly to continue our quest to speed up the process of manual verification of Match Results.
The new changes include a filter option alongside the Match Weightings that enable you to filter out less likely match results and chunk up the approvals to an even greater degree than ever before.
The Automatic approval process works in conjunction with these new filters, which enables you to verfiy and automatically approve even more matches and oonce again radically cut down the time required for complex data matching like never before.
We will be adding a new video soon to show how you can make the most effective use of this new feature.
Following ongoing testing with data for the USA we have now added the data description ‘State’.
We have also included all the transformation Logic so matching of states will happen without you needing to standardise all your US address lists to either full State Name or Abbreviated State Name.
Obviously, the ‘State’ data description is not relevant for all countries, and transformation rules will only exist for countries where it is relevant.
Following on from requests from our Beta Users, we have added the functionality to now better support matching against the Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) database.
When uploading your lists you will now find the option to describe your columns of data as DUNS numbers, this will allow you to use the DUNS numbers when matching files together, and to validate your existing DUNS matches using Match2Lists.
Further information on DUNS numbers
The DUNS number is the unique identifier that is assigned to every record in the D&B worldbase, which is one of the most comprehensive worldwide B2B Databases.
For more information about DUNS numbers and D&B visit http://www.dnb.com.
We have now added the Download button to the Visualizer to provider a faster way to access your download your approved Matches.
Clicking on the Download button will close the Visualizer and return you to the Download Approved Matches Page within the main Match2Lists website.
Everything else on the download page is as before.
