# DQTechnical routine Available in... * Big Data Platform * Cloud API Services Platform * Cloud Big Data Platform * Cloud Data Fabric * Cloud Data Management Platform * Data Fabric * Data Management Platform * Data Services Platform * Qlik Talend Cloud Enterprise Edition * Qlik Talend Cloud Premium Edition * Real-Time Big Data Platform ## About this task DQTechnical routine is composed of portions of code that perform advanced String manipulation. You can use them in the settings of Data Quality components in a Talend Job. To access the functions, in the Repository tree view, go to Code > Global routines > system and double-click DQTechnical. Description and syntax of DQTechnical routine functionsDescription and syntax of DQTechnicalDQTechnical routine functions | Function | Description | Syntax | | --- | --- | --- | | extractTitle | Returns the extracted title based on a list of provided titles. | DQTechnical.extractTitle | | removeTitle | Returns the string without the title. | DQTechnical.removeTitle | | extractLastName | Returns the string without the last name. | DQTechnical.extractLastName | | removeNameSuffix | Returns the string without the suffix. | DQTechnical.removeNameSuffix | | isNameStringValid | Returns true or false if the string is a valid formed name: [Initial]
Firstname [Initial] Lastname. | DQTechnical.isNameStringValid |