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Example: Compare CA Directory with Soundex

The following table includes some examples of searches on CA Directory compared to Soundex searches on another LDAP directory:

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CA Directory Results

Soundex Results

cn ~= pete

Pete Grimm, Peter Forbes

Pete Grimm

cn ~= chris

Chris Schmith, Christoph Newport, Kirsten Vaughan

Chris Schmith, Tobias Cruse

cn ~= christopher

Christoph Newport

Christoph Newport, Kirsten Vaughan

sn ~= shel

Shelton, Sheldon

-

sn ~= shelt

Shelton

-

sn ~= sheltn

-

Shelton

sn ~= smit

Smith

-

sn ~= smith

Smith

Smith

sn ~= scmit

Schmith

-

sn ~= schmith

Schmith

Schmith

sn ~= fish

Fish, Fisher, Forbes

Fish