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SDQ Universal Connector

The Universal Connector is a connector to third-party software that allows the Siebel application to use the capabilities of a third-party application for data matching, data cleansing, or both data matching and data cleansing on account, contact, and prospect data within the Siebel application.

To use the Universal Connector, you must obtain, license, and install third party software in addition to the Siebel SDQ application software.

The data matching and data cleansing capabilities of the Universal Connector are driven by the capabilities and configuration options of the third-party software.

NOTE:  Certain third-party software from data quality vendors are certified by Oracle. For information about third-party solutions and about products that are certified for the Universal Connector, see the the Alliances section and the Partners section at

     http://www.oracle.com/siebel

You can configure the Universal Connector to specify which fields are used for data cleansing and data matching and their mapping to external application field names.

The Universal Connector works across various languages and operating systems, though the support offered by particular third-party software for data matching or data cleansing might not cover all of the languages supported by Siebel Business Applications.

For more information about:

• Platforms supported, see Siebel System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Oracle Technology Network.
• Third-party software, see the relevant documentation included in Siebel Business Applications Third-Party Bookshelf in the product media pack on Oracle E-Delivery.