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Conference usctr1::dunsdata

Title:DUNSDATA Conference
Notice:Please read all of note 1 & reply to note 2.
Moderator:USCTR1::DEMARS
Created:Thu Jun 16 1994
Last Modified:Fri Apr 05 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:8
Total number of notes:67

5.0. "Closed Log Items" by USCTR1::DEMARS () Wed Jun 22 1994 14:25

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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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  1   JAN-06-1994   Charlie Flint                                   MAR-17-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Top 1,000 Digital Customer Records with FY93
                    Revenue and without a site duns number. They
                    are to go through the D&B Matching program.
                     
                     
            STATUS: Received last of reports on 3/17/94.
                     
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5.1USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2615
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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  2   JAN-21-1994   Van Nichols                       MAR-04-1994   MAR-01-1994

       DESCRIPTION: "Hot List" Cartridge - Recreate as ASCII, Nolabel.
                    First cartridge came in as EBCDIC with labels.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Received cartridge in ASCII, nolabel.
                     
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5.2USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2715
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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  5   FEB-03-1994   Van Nichols                                     MAR-01-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Duns #s received from matching our customer file
                    are not on the 5+ employees file. They are "Name
                    Brand" companies.
                     
                     
            STATUS: Various reasons, out of business loc,
                    empl count N/A, employees less than 5, etc.
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5.3USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2715
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					                  CLOSED        CLOSED
LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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  6   JAN-25-1994   Van Nichols                                     MAR-01-1994

       DESCRIPTION: 6% of Site Duns # in CI data are not in the
                    Digital database. Most of the records are
                    major corporations.
                     
                     
            STATUS: Various reasons, out of business loc,
                    empl count N/A, employees less than 5, etc.
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5.4USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2715
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					                  CLOSED        CLOSED
LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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  9   JAN-25-1994   Van Nichols                                     APR-19-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Audit report indicates 561,309 records in latest
                    USA/CANADA data have no zip code.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Audit rept was checking for presence of ZIP+4.
                     
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5.5USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2815
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 10   JAN-25-1994   Van Nichols                                     APR-06-1994

       DESCRIPTION: USA file has 141,040 records without a site
                    Employee count. (Audit report indicates all
                    records have an employe count.)
                     
                     
            STATUS: The presence of the value '0' causes it to be
                    counted. Absent only counts 'blank' fields.
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5.6USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2815
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 11   JAN-25-1994   Van Nichols                                     MAR-31-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Need a Code to Title file for secondary SIC4.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Received file on floppies.
                     
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5.7USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2915
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 12   JAN-25-1994   Van Nichols                                     FEB-11-1994

       DESCRIPTION: CFO and MIS contact titles are incorrect.
                    (Contain partial numeric data.)
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B has corrected them.
                     
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5.8USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2915
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					                  CLOSED        CLOSED
LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 14   FEB-25-1994   Toni DeMars                       MAR-04-1994   MAR-08-1994

       DESCRIPTION: PC Model Cartridge recreated in ASCII, nolabel.
                    First cartidge arrived in EBCDIC with labels.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: I received a new cartridge in ASCII, nolabel.
                     
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5.9USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:2915
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					                  CLOSED        CLOSED
LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 15   FEB-25-1994   Sandra Taylor                                   FEB-25-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Site duns # with different address (same company)
                    on CIC vs DDA.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Site only changes when company bought, merged or
                    Out of Bus. CIC needs to update their D&B file.
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5.10USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:3015
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 16   MAR-07-1994   Reg Valliere                                    MAR-18-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Change Reg's address to MSO1-1/D9, 111 Powdermill
                    Rd., Maynard, 01754.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Not a data quality issue. Was given to D&B.
                    In future, handled separately from this log.
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5.11USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:3015
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					                  CLOSED        CLOSED
LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 17   MAR-07-1994   Van Nichols                                     APR-15-1994

       DESCRIPTION: "DUNS Market Identifier Snapshot" record under
                    "Accuracy", percentages appear incorrect. How
                    do they get these stats? Are they random spot
                    checked? If so, how is this different from normal
                    surveys?
            STATUS: Each 6,000 records are randomly selected. Data
                    verified via phone. % of accuracy is calculated.
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5.12USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:3015
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 21   APR-01-1994   Van Nichols                                     APR-06-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Could D&B run quality stats that "calculate" the
                    largest deltas and then re-research cases where
                    sites (for example) add to 1,000, but the ultimate
                    shows 400.
                     
            STATUS: Figures reported, not calculated. Will remain as
                    reported unless an investigation is requested.
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5.13USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:3015
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 28   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                                  MAY-04-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Incorrect Annual Revenue Amounts -
                    comparing to 1992 Fortune Sales.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B doesn't include Rev. from co-operatives.
                    They report on an equity basis, not consolidated.
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5.14USCTR1::DEMARSWed Jun 22 1994 14:3115
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 38   JUN-13-1994   Jack Hamburger                                  JUN-14-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Incorrect Ult. duns - 6 sites rolling to Fed Govt.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B confirmed they are part of the FDIC.
                     
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5.21USCTR1::DEMARSThu Aug 04 1994 17:0216
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 13   FEB-25-1994   Sandra Taylor                     JUN-25-1994  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: US file shows US Postal SVC with over 1,000
                    different ultimate duns numbers.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: There is now one ult duns, except for 6 records
    		    w/o an ult duns which are being researched by D&B.
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5.22USCTR1::DEMARSThu Aug 04 1994 17:0415
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 30   MAY-12-1994   Jack Hamburger                                 JUL-27-1994 

       DESCRIPTION: 4100+ ults not on our Domestic file as site duns.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B checked them and sent a diskette to Jack.
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5.23USCTR1::DEMARSThu Aug 04 1994 17:0616
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 33   MAY-20-1994   Jack Hamburger                    JUN-25-1994  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Domestic File - Incorrect Zip Codes
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: New file has Zips corrected.
                     
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5.24USCTR1::DEMARSThu Aug 04 1994 17:0815
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 36   MAY-26-1994   Jack Hamburger                                 JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: He needs a floppy of Zip5 to SMSA translation.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Jack received another diskette from Marcia.
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5.25USCTR1::DEMARSThu Aug 04 1994 17:0916
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 37   JUN-13-1994   Jack Hamburger                    JUN-27-1994  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Hot List File - we received 94 of 194 characters.
                    How do we get the additional fields?
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Caused by D&B Production error. D&B has sent a
    	 	    full 194 characters on another cartridge.
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5.26USCTR1::DEMARSThu Aug 04 1994 17:1416
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LOG#|  LOG DATE   | REQUESTOR                       |     DATE    |     DATE  |
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 39   JUN-21-1994   Charlie FLint                                  JUL-27-1994 

       DESCRIPTION: Outsourcing - How will D&B handle "C/O" records?
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS:  D&B will look at both the company name field and
    		     the division name field.
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