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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

6.0. "Monthly Log Report" by USCTR1::DEMARS () Wed Jun 22 1994 15:16

    This note will be for the Monthly Log Report which contains all log
    items sorted by status type(Open or Closed). If you want to create a
    copy of the report, type
    
    		EXTRACT filename note#  (Ex. EXTRACT LOG.TXT 6.1)
    
    The original report was 132 character width. I have re-formatted it to
    80 character width. I will try to create a new report at the beginning
    of the month.
    
    Toni
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  3   JAN-20-1994   Deb Gamba                         DEC-31-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Low percentage of Non-U.S. globally linked for
                    large companies.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: WorldBase due in Sept-Dec should solve it.
                     
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  4   JAN-12-1994   Charlie Flint                     OCT-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Inconsistent application of primary SIC to sites.
                    (Example - Commonwealth of Virginia)
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B verified 243 locs. Few were corrected.
                    Most were OK because 2 things done at same loc.
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  7   FEB-01-1994   Van Nichols                                                

       DESCRIPTION: 2000+ names for country 521 (Netherland) have a
                    company name with one or more symbols (',-,'').
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B Europe says symbols are valid in Netherlnds.
                    I sent D&B non-Netherlands records to check.
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 18   MAR-09-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Process to handle companies not existing on D&B
                    US File. How we send them to D&B, how the record
                    is built for our file and sent back to us includ-
                    ing the DMI record, and the pricing. Done in two
                    phases - pre-outsourcing and during outsourcing.
            STATUS: Action plan for during out-sourcing is in works.
                    Pre-outsourcing - 1-800-234-DUNS for investgatn.
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 19   MAR-07-1994   Van Nichols                                                

       DESCRIPTION: Matching of 122,000 customer records.
                    Records defined as active with Revenue.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Van wants to do 10K & Gtr (5300 recs) within
                    3 weeks. Can D&B do it in that timeframe?
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 20   MAR-31-1994   Jack Hamburger                    JUN-25-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Incorrect SMSA assignments in D&B US File.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: SMSA's were incorrect & have been corrected.
                    Jack will check to see if corrected.
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 22   APR-14-1994   Jack Hamburger                    OCT-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Street Addrs that do not follow Group 1 rules.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B said they have corrected them.
                    Waiting for next file to confirm it.
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 23   APR-28-1994   Van Nichols                                                

       DESCRIPTION: Potential inconsistent SICs ie Cumberland Farms
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: This has been escalated to D&B Management.
                    D&B planning an automated review of family trees.
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 25   JAN-24-1994   Jack Hamburger                                             

       DESCRIPTION: Site Employee records total for ults not coming
                    close to HQ ult employee total.
                    Ex. Kelly Svcs HQ rec = 700K. Totalof recs = 6K.
                     
                     
            STATUS: This has been escalated to D&B Management.
                    Marcia to check for D&B's plan on this.
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 26   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                    OCT-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Fortune 500 discrepancies - JE Seagram is missing.
                    Exxon rank & ind is for Exxon Pipeline, not Exxon
                    Corp. American Brands rank is wrong.
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B said they have corrected this.
                    Waiting fo next file to confirm it.
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 27   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                    OCT-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Drake Beam Morin - missing site, inconsistent SIC
                    and incorret ult.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: NH site not there, SICs look OK & ult record still
                    not linked. D&B has fixed. Will show in next file.
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 29   MAY-12-1994   Jack Hamburger                                             

       DESCRIPTION: Global File -Company Names starting with numbers?
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Sent to D&B counterpart in Europe.
                     
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 31   MAY-12-1994   Jack Hamburger                    DEC-31-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Global File - 1)Non-alphanumeric data.
                                  2)Spelling corrections.
                                  3)When will D&B use proper case?
                                  4)Inconsistent SIC - ALL countries.
                     
            STATUS: All 4 questions should be resolved with Worldbase.
                     
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 32   MAY-17-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Out-sourcing - we don't have an address, but our
                    PO Box was matched to D&B records with different
                    PO Box numbers than ours.
                     
                     
            STATUS: Matched because they had only one record in
                    their file. To be addressed further.
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 34   MAY-25-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: D&B action item taken on 3/14-15 from P4 session.
                    To improve & replace the Trade Tape Prog. with an
                    automated merger & acquisition update process to
                    support out-sourcing.
                     
            STATUS: D&B: Which recs store & watch? Digital: Currently
                    just CLF recs. SME req. for this not yet defined.
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 35   MAY-26-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Site for Digital @ 3 Results Way has Empl Count
                    of 10 and Charlie as the Branch Manager.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B is in the prcess of correcting this.
                     
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 40   JUL-26-1994   Ellen Braunstein                                           

       DESCRIPTION: Records from outsourcing returning with site duns,
                    but without an ultimate duns. High volume of them.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B not passing ults on HQ records. D&B program-
                    mers changing process. Need to backfill missing.
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 41   JUL-26-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Some ults received on 122K different from DDA &
                    warehouse file. Records involved companies rolling
                    to Canadian companies. Lehigh Vly doesn't include
                    Canadian ults, but the DDA & warehouse files do.
                     
            STATUS: Jack Hamburger will correct using warehouse file.
                    Need decision on taking Lehigh Vly ults.
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 42   JUL-27-1994   Sue Taillon                                                

       DESCRIPTION: US DMI File - More than 250 records with the
                    same CEO Name for a company called "Meldisco".
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B is checking it out.
                     
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 43   JUL-27-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Outsourcing - 1) Match not returned when exact
                    match found on DDA.  2) Only one match returned
                    on multiple records, which are not duplicates
                    because they have unique ID numbers. Both were
                    on NAB files that were sent to D&B.
            STATUS: D&B is investigating this.
                     
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 44   AUG-02-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Outsourcing - 1)What constitutes an "M" record?
                    2)What consitutes an "N" record? Charged to build
                    records on large companies?
                    3)Received "M" records without duns data & SIC?
                    4)Why are personals coded as "M" records?
            STATUS: Marcia sent an explanation. There are still
                    issues/concerns around the answer.
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 CLOSED ITEMS:
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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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  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   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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  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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  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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 30   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                                  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: 4100+ ults no on our Domestic file as site duns.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B checked them and sent a diskette to Jack.
                     
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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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 36   MAY-26-1994   Jack Hamburger                                  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: He needs a floppy of Zip5 to SMSA translation.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Jack received the diskette from Marcia.
                     
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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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 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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 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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  3   JAN-20-1994   Deb Gamba                         DEC-31-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Low percentage of Non-U.S. globally linked for
                    large companies.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: WorldBase due in Sept-Dec should solve it.
                     
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  4   JAN-12-1994   Charlie Flint                     NOV-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Inconsistent application of primary SIC to sites.
                    (Example - Commonwealth of Virginia)
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B verified 243 locs. Few were corrected.
                    Most were OK because 2 things done at same loc.
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  7   FEB-01-1994   Van Nichols                       DEC-31-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: 2000+ names for country 521 (Netherland) have a
                    company name with one or more symbols (',-,'').
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B Europe says symbols are valid in Netherlnds.
                    I sent D&B non-Netherlands records to check.
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 19   MAR-07-1994   Van Nichols                                                

       DESCRIPTION: Matching of 122,000 customer records.
                    Records defined as active with Revenue.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: 10K & Gtr (5300 recs) were sent to D&B to be
                    researched first.
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 20   MAR-31-1994   Jack Hamburger                                             

       DESCRIPTION: Incorrect SMSA assignments in D&B US File.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: SMSA's were incorrect & have been corrected.
                     Jack's still checking if corrected.
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 22   APR-14-1994   Jack Hamburger                    NOV-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Street Addrs that do not follow Group 1 rules.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B said they have corrected them.
                    Waiting for next file to confirm it.
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 23   APR-28-1994   Van Nichols                                                

       DESCRIPTION: Potential inconsistent SICs ie Cumberland Farms
                    (This was escalated to D&B Management.)
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Automated review of family trees. No set order.
                    Marcia couldn't get key words used in old program.
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 25   JAN-24-1994   Jack Hamburger                                             

       DESCRIPTION: Site Employee records total for ults not coming
                    close to HQ ult employee total.
                    Ex. Kelly Svcs HQ rec = 700K. Totalof recs = 6K.
                    (This was escalated to D&B Management.)
                     
            STATUS: Marcia said to see Aug. 3rd memo from Chuck Benke.
                    Marcia will send me a copy of Chuck's memo.
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 26   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                    NOV-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Fortune 500 discrepancies - JE Seagram is missing.
                    Exxon rank & ind is for Exxon Pipeline, not Exxon
                    Corp. American Brands rank is wrong.
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B said they have corrected this.
                    Waiting fo next file to confirm it.
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 27   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                    NOV-01-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Drake Beam Morin - missing site, inconsistent SIC
                    and incorret ult.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: NH site not there, SICs look OK & ult record still
                    not linked. D&B has fixed. Will show in next file.
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 29   MAY-12-1994   Jack Hamburger                    DEC-31-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Global File -Company Names starting with numbers?
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Sent to D&B counterpart in Europe.
                     
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 31   MAY-12-1994   Jack Hamburger                    DEC-31-1994              

       DESCRIPTION: Global File - 1)Non-alphanumeric data.
                                  2)Spelling corrections.
                                  3)When will D&B use proper case?
                                  4)Inconsistent SIC - ALL countries.
                     
            STATUS: All 4 questions should be resolved with Worldbase.
                     
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 32   MAY-17-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Out-sourcing - we don't have an address, but our
                    PO Box was matched to D&B records with different
                    PO Box numbers than ours.
                     
                     
            STATUS: Matched because they had only one record in
                    their file. To be addressed further.
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 34   MAY-25-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: D&B action item taken on 3/14-15 from P4 session.
                    To improve & replace the Trade Tape Prog. with an
                    automated merger & acquisition update process to
                    support out-sourcing.
                     
            STATUS: D&B: Which recs store & watch? Digital: Currently
                    just CLF recs. SME req. for this not yet defined.
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 35   MAY-26-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Site for Digital @ 3 Results Way has Empl Count
                    of 10 and Charlie as the Branch Manager.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B is in the prcess of correcting this.
                     
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 40   JUL-26-1994   Ellen Braunstein                                           

       DESCRIPTION: Records from outsourcing returning with site duns,
                    but without an ultimate duns. High volume of them.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B not passing ults on HQ records. D&B program-
                    mers changing process. Need to backfill missing.
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 41   JUL-26-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Some ults received on 122K different from DDA &
                    warehouse file. Records involved companies rolling
                    to Canadian companies. Lehigh Vly doesn't include
                    Canadian ults, but the DDA & warehouse files do.
                     
            STATUS: Need Digital decision on taking Lehigh Vly ults.
                    Worldbase to change DMI to way Lehigh Vly does it.
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 44   AUG-02-1994   Sandra Taylor                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Outsourcing - 1)What constitutes an "M" record?
                    2)What consitutes an "N" record? Charged to build
                    records on large companies?
                    3)Received "M" records without duns data & SIC?
                    4)Why are personals coded as "M" records?
            STATUS: No N records. Either researched or built.
                    To be addressed in contract.
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 45   AUG-15-1994   Pat Koczwara                                               

       DESCRIPTION: Outsourcing - Not receiving daily transaction
                    files. Averaging 3 files per week.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Marcia Kubersky & Eleanor Sullivan monitoring.
                    Needs to be addressed.
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 46   AUG-19-1994   Jan Ketonen                                                

       DESCRIPTION: Various data content questions - See Documentation
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: 7 of 8 questions have been answered/addressed.
                    Toni is trying to find "Denied Party" flag. 
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 47   AUG-23-1994   Pat Koczwara                                               

       DESCRIPTION: NBD Outsourcing - Outstanding records still not
                    returned.
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: As of 9/28, 22 of 97 codes still outstanding.
                    Marcia is checking into it.
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 48   AUG-25-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: What is the D&B process for assigning Zip Code?
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Received answer from Marcia. Requestor needs more
                    detail. Jane Lesslauer is also looking into it.
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 50   OCT-04-1994   Charlie Flint                                              

       DESCRIPTION: Site 196778146-Eastman Kodak Savings & Loan Assoc
                    1) Is it owned by Eastman Kodak?
                    2) Should it have the SIC 3781?
                     
                     
            STATUS:  
                     
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 CLOSED ITEMS:
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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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  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   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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  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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  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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 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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 18   MAR-09-1994   Charlie Flint                                   SEP-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Process to handle companies not existing on D&B
                    US File. How we send them to D&B, how the record
                    is built for our file and sent back to us includ-
                    ing the DMI record, and the pricing. Done in two
                    phases - pre-outsourcing and during outsourcing.
            STATUS: There is a process in outsourcing.
                     
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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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 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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 30   APR-28-1994   Jack Hamburger                                  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: 4100+ ults no on our Domestic file as site duns.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: D&B checked them and sent a diskette to Jack.
                     
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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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 36   MAY-26-1994   Jack Hamburger                                  JUL-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: He needs a floppy of Zip5 to SMSA translation.
                     
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: Jack received the diskette from Marcia.
                     
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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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 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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 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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 42   JUL-27-1994   Sue Taillon                                     SEP-26-1994

       DESCRIPTION: US DMI File - More than 250 records with the
                    same CEO Name for a company called "Meldisco".
                     
                     
                     
            STATUS: This case was legitimate due to the structure
                    of the company.
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 43   JUL-27-1994   Sandra Taylor                                   SEP-26-1994

       DESCRIPTION: Outsourcing - 1) Match not returned when exact
                    match found on DDA.  2) Only one match returned
                    on multiple records, which are not duplicates
                    because they have unique ID numbers. Both were
                    on NAB files that were sent to D&B.
            STATUS: Sent multiple times, will receive multiple times.
                     
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 49   SEP-08-1994   Sandra Taylor                                   SEP-27-1994

       DESCRIPTION: NBD Outsourcing - Receiving records back more than
                    once when only one was sent. Data is sometimes
                    different on records coming back.
                     
                     
            STATUS: Processed a file twice, not sure if it was sent
                    twice. Dup - 1 Br, 1 HQ operate out of same loc.
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