Match and Standardization Engines

The match and standardization engines control the processes of standardizing data and generating matching probability weights between records. Sun Master Index provides the ability to use the standardization and match engines that best suit your indexing requirements. You can configure the master index application to use the Sun Match Engine, or you can configure the index to use a customized engine of your choice.

These engines perform two functions:

• Standardize data to a common format

• Calculate the likelihood that two objects match

The engines are called during match processing, when the master index application retrieves the best matches during a weighted search from the EDM or when the master index application checks for duplicate records during an insert or update from the EDM or an external system.