To Create the Match String (XML Editor)

1. In the Projects window, expand the Configuration node in the project you want to modify, and then double-click mefa.xml.

   The file opens in the NetBeans XML editor.

2. In the MatchingConfig element, scroll to the match-columns element in the match-system-object element.

3. To add a field to the match string, do the following:

   1. In the match-columns element, create a new match-column element.

   2. In the new match-column element, create and define a column-name element.

      Enter the fully qualified field name of the field on which to match (for example, Enterprise.SystemSBR.Person.Address.City).

   3. Following the column-name element, create and define a match-type element.

      Enter an ID that identifies the field to the match engine. For the Master Index Match Engine, this value must correspond to a defined match type.

      For example:

      <match-system-object> <object-name>Address</object-name> <match-columns> <match-column> <column-name>Enterprise.SystemSBR.Person.Address.StreetName </column-name> <match-type>StreetName</match-type> </match-column> </match-columns> </match-system-object>

4. Repeat the previous step for each field to add to the match string.

5. Save and close the file.

6. To remove unwanted or invalid field values from the match process, see Filtering Default Values From Master Index Processes.