
This service features access to D&B’s Global Archive which consists of historical business records from active and inactive international companies. There are 5 different files that make up the D&B Global Archive offering. Below are summaries of the 5 files included in this user guide.
- WorldBase U.S. Unlinked: 2012 – Present
These files consist of U.S. based business records that do not have ownership relations that link them together in a family tree structure.
- WorldBase Global Unlinked: 2009 – Present
These files consist of non-U.S. based business records that do not have ownership relations that link them together in a family tree structure.
- WorldBase Global Linkage: 2009 – Present
These files consist of international business records that contain ownership relationships that link them together in a family tree structure. These files also contain traditional corporate linkage, which represents ownership greater than 50% and can exist for commercial entities, governments and non-profit organizations regardless of size. Linkage applies to active status records only, out of business records are not linked.
- WorldBase Business: 2018 – Present
These files consist of additional company names and location information for global business records, such as Former Business Name and National Ids.
- WorldBase Delete: 2012 – Present
These files consist of records that have been deleted from the D&B WorldBase database. It provides insight as to why the DUN’s number was removed.