Match Field

In the Match Field file, you configure the Matching Service by specifying the fields to be standardized and the fields to be used for matching, as well as defining how the fields are standardized and matched. This file specifies the match and standardization engines to use and the query process for matching. Standardization includes defining fields to be reformatted (or parsed), normalized, or phonetically encoded. For matching, you must also define the data string to be passed to the match engine. The rules you define for standardization and matching are dependent on the standardization and match engine in use. Understanding the Sun Match Engine describe the rules for the Sun Match Engine.

You can also configure portions of the match process in the Threshold file, described below, which defines certain match parameters that control weight thresholds, how assumed matches are processed, how potential duplicates are processed, and the query to use for matching.