Master Index Match String Configuration (Repository)

The MatchingConfig section of the Match Field file determines which fields are passed to the Sun Match Engine for matching (the match string). If you are matching on fields parsed from a free-form text field, define each individual parsed field you want to use for matching. The default fields listed in the MatchingConfig section depend on the fields you specified for matching in the wizard (for Sun Master Patient Index, the default fields are FirstName, LastName, DOB, Gender, and SSN).

The match types you can use for each field in this section are defined in the first column of the match configuration file. Make sure the match type you specify has the correct matching logic defined in the match configuration file.