Understanding the Sun Match Engine

Business Name Match String Fields

The match string processed by the Sun Match Engine is defined by the match fields specified in the Match Field file. If you specify a “BusinessName” match type for any field in the wizard, most of the parsed business name fields are automatically added to the match string in the Match Field file, including the name, organization type, association type, sector, industry, and URL. You can remove any of these fields from the match string.

The match engine can process any combination of fields you specify for matching. By default, the match configuration file (matchConfigFile.cfg) includes rows specifically for matching on the fields that are parsed from the business name fields. The file also defines several generic match types. You can use any of the existing rows for matching or you can add rows for the fields you want to match.