Perform a soundex search

Use the Soundex Search window to query the database for non-person names that are approximate matches for the name entered in the Sounds Like…Last Name or Sounds Like…First Name fields or both. Soundex searches are not case sensitive.

Procedure

To use the soundex search, enter a name in the Sounds Like…Name field, and search.

You can view detail for the ID and access the Person Search Detail (SOAIDNS) page from the ID field in the main window, or use Search and Display More Detail from the Tools menu to access SOAIDNS from the Soundex Search window.

The search data will be displayed in the main window.