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title: "Senzing export changing to FEATURES list; identifier namespacing improved"
url: "https://www.opensanctions.org/changelog/54/"
id: "54"
date_created: "2026-11-13T09:57:03.563Z"
date_effective: "2026-11-13"
breaking: false
categories: []
---

# Senzing export changing to FEATURES list; identifier namespacing improved

The layout of identifying features in the Senzing export format is changing from root-level fields to the current best practice of a list of values in the FEATURES field.

Identifier types with a known scheme (INN, OGRN, VAT, registration numbers, …) are now emitted with that type, plus a country where one is known (INN and OGRN are always `ru`). Such an identifier only keeps two entities apart when both carry the same type and country and the numbers differ. A matching number under a different or missing type or country still counts as supporting evidence, so it can produce a `POSSIBLY_SAME` relationship or contribute to a merge, but it never blocks one.

Some additional field types have been defined. The configuration in [senzing_config_updates.gtc](https://github.com/opensanctions/opensanctions/blob/main/zavod/zavod/exporters/senzing_config_updates.gtc) should be applied before loading the latest export. Installations older than Senzing 4.4 should also apply [senzing_config_updates_tax_id_type.gtc](https://github.com/opensanctions/opensanctions/blob/main/zavod/zavod/exporters/senzing_config_updates_tax_id_type.gtc).