Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

fixedString

This rule checks the input value against a fixed value. This is generally used for the token matching step for input symbol processing. You can define a list of fixed strings for an input symbol by enclosing multiple fixedString elements within a fixedStrings element. The syntax for fixedString is:


<fixedString>string</fixedString>

The parameter for fixedString is:


Example 2 Sample fixedString Rules

The following sample matches the input value against the fixed values “AND”, “OR” and “AND/OR”. If one of the fixed values matches the input string, processing is continued for that matcher definition. If no fixed values match the input string, processing is stopped for that matcher definition and the next matcher definition is processed (if one exists).


<fixedStrings>
   <fixedString>AND</fixedString>
   <fixedString>OR</fixedString>
   <fixedString>AND/OR</fixedString>
</fixedStrings>