filter.xml File Structure (Understanding Sun Master Index Configuration Options)

Understanding Sun Master Index Configuration Options

filter.xml File Structure

filter.xml consists primarily of a list of fields, each with their own filter definitions. Each field is defined within a field element and the filters are defined within a value element. The following table describes the elements and attributes of filter.xml.

Element	Attribute	Description
field		A filter definition for one field. The definition includes the following elements and attributes. You can define multiple filter definitions, and each can define filters for the SBR, blocking, matching, or any combination of the three.
	sbr	An indicator of whether to apply the filter to the SBR. Specify `true` to apply the filter to the SBR; otherwise specify `false`.
	matching	An indicator of whether to apply the filter to the blocking query. Specify `true` to apply the filter to the blocking query; otherwise specify `false`.
	blocking	An indicator of whether to apply the filter to the matching process. Specify `true` to apply the filter to the matching process; otherwise specify `false`.
name		The qualified name for the field; for example, Person.SSN or Person.Address.PostalCode. For more information about qualified field names, see Qualified Field Name Notation.
value		A list of `field-value` elements that specify the values to filter.
field-value		A value to filter from the SBR, blocking query, or matching process. You can define multiple field values. To use values listed in a flat file, define a `file` element instead of a `field-value` element.
file		A definition of the file that contains the list of values to filter.
	delimiter	The character that delimits the values listed in the exclusion list flat file.
file-name		The path and name of a file that contains the list of values to filter. Be sure the values in this file are delimited by the character specified above.