Can I screen against specific sanction programs within a watchlist and not all of them?

Yes, it is possible to include or exclude specific sanction programs from the scope of screening when searching for a name on a list.

For example, you can restrict the scope of screening to the OFAC sanctions program "CUBA" when searching for a name on the OFAC SDN list.

Likewise, you can search for a name on the US Trade Consolidated Screening List (i.e., the "USA" list) but exclude specific sanctions programs like the "ITAR Debarred (DTC)".

You must add the algorithm keywordAlgo to your query to include or exclude specific sanctions programs.

Sanctions programs are mapped under Screena's attribute keywords.

Here is a code sample of how to search for a name on the USA list limited to the "Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI)" sanctions program:

{
	"queries": [{
		"sourceData": [{
			"names": [{
				"fullName": "Hector Villareal"
			}]
		}],
		"targetData": [{
			"datasets": [{
				"label": "USA"
			}]
		}],
		"threshold": 0.8,
		"keywordAlgo": {
			"type": "exact_match",
			"include": [
				"Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI)"
			]
		}
	}]
}

You can reverse the filtering logic by replacing the parameter include with exclude.