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Applying Siebel Data Quality Settings


You can set or change the Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) options for both the Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) Matching Server and the Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) Universal Connector. Use the following procedure to view, set, or change the Data Quality Settings in the Administration - Data Quality screen. You can use the same procedure for both real-time and batch processing.

NOTE:  Data Quality Settings can also be specified at the user level in the User Preferences Data Quality view. The settings in user preferences override those set in the Data Quality Settings view in the Administration - Data Quality screen. For more information about applying data quality settings at the user level, see Setting User Preference Data Quality Settings.

This task is a step in Process of Using Data Matching (Deduplication).

To apply SDQ options for data matching in the Administration - Data Quality screen

  1. From the application-level menu, choose Navigate > Site Map > Administration - Data Quality > Data Quality Settings.
  2. Add new records for each parameter listed in Table 8 and set the value for each parameter appropriately for your installation.

    NOTE:  By default, the list applet is empty after installation.

  3. After making these changes, you must log out of the application and log back in for the changes to take effect.

Table 8 describes the Siebel Data Quality Settings parameters.

Table 8.  Siebel Data Quality Settings Parameters
Parameter
Possible
Values
Description

Disable
DataCleansing

Yes
No

Disables data cleansing for real-time mode only.
This disables data cleansing for the application the administrator is currently logged in to. Affects business components related to Siebel Data Quality.

Disable
DeDuplication

Yes
No

Disables data cleansing for real-time mode only.
This disables data matching for the application the administrator is currently logged in to. Affects business components related to Siebel Data Quality.

NOTE:  The Disable DeDuplication settings specified in the Administration - Data Quality screen turn off the features even if you enable them using the Administration - Server Configuration screen.

Key Type

Standard
Limited

Applicable only for the Siebel Data Quality (SDQ) Matching Server.

Match keys are generated by applying an algorithm to the name fields, which translates each of the names and words into a set of keys that can be compared for similarity by the matching server. The SDQ Matching Server generates multiple keys for each existing customer record. The number of keys generated depends on the settings for key type that you select. If you select the narrower key type (Limited), then the key generation algorithm performs only the most common permutations and generates fewer keys. If you select the wider key type (Standard), the key generation algorithm performs a wider set of permutations to provide the most exhaustive range of keys.

Match
Threshold

0-100

Applicable only for the SDQ Matching Server.

Any records with a match score above this threshold is considered a match. Higher scores indicate closer matches (perfect match = 100).

NOTE:  If you change the Match Threshold value, you must stop and restart the Siebel Server System Service for the change to take effect. For more information about stopping and starting the Siebel Server System Service, see Siebel System Administration Guide.

Search Type

Narrow
Typical
Exhaustive

Applicable only for the SDQ Matching Server.

This setting indicates whether the match algorithm should use a narrow set of matching rules or a more exhaustive set of rules. A more exhaustive set of rules looks for additional data permutations, but typically takes more time to process.

For more information about the values specific to Siebel Data Quality Matching Server, see the SSA-Name3 documentation on the Siebel eBusiness Third-Party Bookshelf.

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