Add an Associative Search Database
You can add an Associative Search database by following these steps:
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On the
Project tab, in the
Configuration group, select
Project Settings
.
- Click the Databases tab to view the databases settings.
- In the Databases group, click Add. The Add New Database window is displayed.
- In the Database Name field, type a descriptive name for the new fuzzy database.
- On the Database Type list, select the Associative Search Database type.
- Click OK. The Properties of Associative Search Database window is displayed.
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Select a CSV file by browsing to its location.
The Column name and Search details are loaded into the Column Configuration table.
- Optionally, select the First line contains captions if the first line of your chosen CSV file is a column header.
- Optionally, if your chosen CSV file is updated regularly, select the Automatic update from import file option.
- Update the Column Configuration table as needed. Clear the Search column for any fields that you do not want to include in your search.
- In the Column used as record identifier list, select which database column to use as the record identifier.
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Click
OK to save the Associative Search Database.
The properties window is closed and the new Associative Search Database is displayed in the list of databases in the Databases group.
- Optionally, click OK to close the Project Settings window.
- Save the changes to your project.