Longer name history in WebCheck v API

Data Issues
#1

The name-history of companies in the CH Beta API is sometimes shorter than in the WebCheck system. Here is an example, “BA (GI) LIMITED”, which has no name history in the API:

But in WebCheck, the name history is:

Date of change: 14/05/2007
Previous Name: BRITANNIC ASSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

So, please can all the name history be imported from the database behind WebCheck into the API?

#2

@dmw

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We have corrected the data so the name history is now shown.

Thanks

@mfairhurst

#3

Thanks @mfairhurst. To clarify, have you only corrected the data for this company, or have you also imported the name histories for all the other companies in the WebCheck database?

I have seen this problem frequently and this is just one example. I won’t be checking all the companies of course, but internally you should be able to reconcile them by runing an update query and importing all the “previous names” data from WebCheck (except for companies that are not yet in the Beta API).