The initials cleanser generates initials by extracting the first letter of each word from the Name attribute and adds an attribute to the ReltioCleanser crosswalk.

Cleanser Name - InitialsBuilder

Description - This cleanser generates initials by extracting the first letter of each word from the Name attribute and adds an attribute to the ReltioCleanser crosswalk as per the output mapping.

Limitation - Following are the limitations associated with the initials cleanser:

• This builder does not generate initials for non-Latin words.
• Words that are enclosed or prefixed with special characters are not considered when generating initials.

L3 Configurations - Map the InitialsBuilder for any entity in your L3 configuration. Here is an example of a sample configuration:

{
  "uri": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP",
  "cleanseConfig": {
    "infos": [
      {
        "uri": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/cleanse/infos/InitialsBuilder",
        "useInCleansing": true,
        "sequence": [
          {
            "chain": [
              {
                "cleanseFunction": "InitialsBuilder",
                "resultingValuesSourceTypeUri": "configuration/sources/ReltioCleanser",
                "proceedOnSuccess": true,
                "proceedOnFailure": true,
                "mapping": {
                  "inputMapping": [
                    {
                      "attribute": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/attributes/Name",
                      "mandatory": true,
                      "allValues": false,
                      "cleanseAttribute": "Name"
                    },
                    {
                      "attribute": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/attributes/Initial",
                      "mandatory": false,
                      "allValues": false,
                      "cleanseAttribute": "Initial"
                    }
                  ],
                  "outputMapping": [
                    {
                      "attribute": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/attributes/Initial",
                      "mandatory": true,
                      "allValues": false,
                      "cleanseAttribute": "Initial"
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "params": {
                  "isForce": true,
                  "maxChars": 2
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "attributes": [
    {
      "uri": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/attributes/ID",
      "label": "ID",
      "name": "ID",
      "description": "",
      "type": "String",
      "hidden": false,
      "important": false,
      "attributeOrdering": {
        "orderingStrategy": "LUD"
      }
    },
    {
      "uri": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/attributes/Initial",
      "label": "Initial",
      "name": "Initial",
      "description": "",
      "type": "String",
      "hidden": false,
      "important": false,
      "attributeOrdering": {
        "orderingStrategy": "LUD"
      }
    },
    {
      "uri": "configuration/entityTypes/HCP/attributes/Name",
      "label": "Name",
      "name": "Name",
      "description": "",
      "type": "String",
      "hidden": false,
      "important": false,
      "attributeOrdering": {
        "orderingStrategy": "LUD"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example

Table 1. Example

Option	Inputs (In)	Initials (Out)
{}	ABC xyz pvt. ltd.	AXP
{“maxChars”: 5}	ABC xyz pvt. ltd.	AXPL
{“maxChars”: 5}	Check with more than three words and case	CWMTT
{}	Use This String	UTS
{}	Reltio India	RI
{“maxChars”: 1}	Walter	W