Analysis and Design Tasks

The process of creating a master index begins with a thorough analysis of the structure and characteristics of the data you plan to store in the master index database and to share among external systems. The results of this analysis define the structure of the information stored in the master index database and provide information to help you customize the processing and matching logic for the master index.

From this analysis you can design the object structure, matching and standardization logic, any required custom processing, and the connectivity components for the indexing system. Once you have created the master index framework, you can generate custom tools to perform a more in-depth analysis and cleansing of the actual data to be stored in the master index database.