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About the SDQ Universal Connector

The Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) Universal Connector provides a connector to third-party software that allows the Siebel application to use the capabilities of an external application for data matching and data cleansing. The matching, cleansing, and standardization capabilities of the SDQ Universal Connector are driven by the capabilities and configuration options of the third-party software. Using the connector, you can match and cleanse customer data within the Siebel database in real-time or batch mode.

The SDQ Universal Connector works only in conjunction with third-party software from data quality vendors who are certified by Siebel Systems' Technical Alliances program. For information about third-party solutions, see the Alliances section at http://www.siebel.com. For detailed information about products that work with this connector, see the Partners section at http://www.siebel.com.

Siebel customers who choose to use the SDQ Universal Connector must license additional software separately from third-party companies to make the connector solution functional. For information about which versions of software are validated by Siebel Systems for use with the SDQ Universal Connector, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms on Siebel SupportWeb for your Siebel eBusiness Applications. For data cleansing software installation instructions, see the documentation provided by the data cleansing vendor.

Data cleansing functionality is provided through third-party software using the SDQ Universal Connector; it is not provided by the Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) Matching Server. The SDQ Universal Connector can support real-time and batch-mode processing.