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Fuzzy Match - Not working as expected with First Names and First Initials

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Hi there, I have a fuzzy match process that compares three sets of data. 

 

In the example, I have created the two comparison sets as subsets of the original.

 

My issue is that when I run a fuzzy match, it does not seem to work as desired when I use Names w/ Nicknames finding no match when the name is simply the first initial. 

 

My workaround has been to create a "First Initial" column, however, this is problematic when some contacts also only have a last initial (and therefore don't get match). 

 

Even if I were to use the First Initial in conjunction with the First name with nicknames, the contacts don't seem to match.

 

Is there anything else I can do to make this better?

 

Thanks in advance!


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