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About the SDQ Matching Server

The Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) Matching Server provides an embedded matching engine that is capable of identifying potential duplicate data within existing accounts, contacts, and prospects in the Siebel transactional database. This matching server is an embedded component that runs within the DeDuplication business service in the Siebel application and does not require third-party software installations to function.

The SDQ Matching Server allows configuration of relevant input fields for data matching (deduplication) using Siebel Tools. The matching server also provides the ability to manually merge duplicate records into a single record through the Administration - Data Quality views. The SDQ Matching Server works across languages and platforms supported by Siebel eBusiness Applications.

For more information about:

• Specifying input fields, see SDQ Matching Server Rule Modification.
• Merging duplicate records, see Process of Searching for and Merging Duplicate Records.
• Languages supported, see SDQ Matching Server Libraries for Multiple Languages.
• Platforms supported, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb.

NOTE:  The SDQ Matching Server uses embedded SSA-NAME3 software from Search Software America. The SSA-NAME3 libraries are embedded in Siebel eBusiness Applications and are included on the Siebel eBusiness Applications, Base Applications for Platform DVD, where Platform is either Windows or UNIX-OS (your UNIX operating system, such as HP-UX, AIX, or Solaris). You do not need to install additional third-party software to run the SDQ Matching Server.

For detailed information about SSA-NAME3, see the SSA-NAME3 documentation included on the Siebel eBusiness Third-Party Bookshelf.