Generic Number Comparator (n) (Understanding the Sun Match Engine)

Understanding the Sun Match Engine

This is a basic numeric comparison function, processing numeric fields as described above. It accepts the parameters listed in Table 39.

Table 39 n, nI, and nR Comparison Function Parameters


Parameter	Description
distance-or-string	Specifies whether a relative distance calculation or a direct string comparison is used. Specify “y” to use a relative distance calculation; specify “n” to use a string comparison.
relative-distance	The greatest difference between two integers at which the values could still be considered a possible match. When the difference between two numbers is greater than the relative distance, the numbers are considered a non-match (the weight becomes zero when the actual difference is the relative distance plus one).