# Soundex[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/customformula-soundex/)

## This plugin adds a custom formula to apply the Soundex phonetic matching algorithm on a column[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/customformula-soundex/)

## Plugin information[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/customformula-soundex/)

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| Version | 1.0.0 |

| Author | Dataiku |

| Released | 2016-10-12 |

| Last updated | 2021-06-18 |

| License | Apache Software License |

## How to use[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/customformula-soundex/)

* From your DSS project, create a *Prepare Recipe*.

* In the *Prepare Recipe*, press **Add a new step,**select **Formula**

* In *Output column*, set the name of the column which will contain the conversion results

* In *Expression,* write ***soundex(INPUT\_COLUMN\_NAME)***where INPUT\_COLUMN\_NAME is the name of the column of string you want to convert to soundex format.

* Finally, run the recipe.

The content of *input column* will be converted to soundex format in *output column*

### Install In DSS[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/customformula-soundex/)

To install the plugin, open the  Apps menu, click Plugins and search for Soundex.

Alternatively, you can download a zipped version here.

### Get the Dataiku Data Sheet[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/customformula-soundex/)

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