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Oracle Java CAPS Master Index Standardization Engine Reference

About the Master Index Standardization Engine

Related Topics

Master Index Standardization Engine Overview

Standardization Concepts

Data Parsing or Reformatting

Data Normalization

Phonetic Encoding

How the Master Index Standardization Engine Works

Master Index Standardization Engine Data Types and Variants

Master Index Standardization Engine Standardization Components

Finite State Machine Framework

About the Finite State Machine Framework

FSM-Based Configuration

Rules-Based Framework

About the Rules-Based Framework

Rules-Based Configuration

Oracle Java CAPS Master Index Standardization and Matching Process

Master Index Standardization Engine Internationalization

Finite State Machine Framework Configuration

FSM Framework Configuration Overview

Process Definition File

Standardization State Definitions

Input Symbol Definitions

Output Symbol Definitions

Data Cleansing Definitions

Data Normalization Definitions

Standardization Processing Rules Reference

dictionary

fixedString

lexicon

normalizeSpace

pattern

replace

replaceAll

transliterate

uppercase

Lexicon Files

Normalization Files

FSM-Based Person Name Configuration

Person Name Standardization Overview

Person Name Standardization Components

Person Name Standardization Files

Person Name Lexicon Files

Person Name Normalization Files

Person Name Process Definition Files

Person Name Standardization and Oracle Java CAPS Master Index

Person Name Processing Fields

Person Name Standardized Fields

Person Name Object Structure

Configuring a Normalization Structure for Person Names

Configuring a Standardization Structure for Person Names

Configuring Phonetic Encoding for Person Names

FSM-Based Telephone Number Configuration

Telephone Number Standardization Overview

Telephone Number Standardization Components

Telephone Number Standardization Files

Telephone Number Standardization and Oracle Java CAPS Master Index

Telephone Number Processing Fields

Telephone Number Standardized Fields

Telephone Number Object Structure

Configuring a Standardization Structure for Telephone Numbers

Rules-Based Address Data Configuration

Address Data Standardization Overview

Address Data Standardization Components

Address Data Standardization Files

Address Clues File

Address Master Clues File

Address Patterns File

Address Pattern File Components

Address Type Tokens

Pattern Classes

Pattern Modifiers

Priority Indicators

Address Standardization and Oracle Java CAPS Master Index

Address Data Processing Fields

Address Standardized Fields

Address Object Structure

Configuring a Standardization Structure for Address Data

Configuring Phonetic Encoding for Address Data

Rules-Based Business Name Configuration

Business Name Standardization Overview

Business Name Standardization Components

Business Name Standardization Files

Business Name Adjectives Key Type File

Business Alias Key Type File

Business Association Key Type File

Business General Terms Reference File

Business City or State Key Type File

Business Former Name Reference File

Merged Business Name Category File

Primary Business Name Reference File

Business Connector Tokens Reference File

Business Country Key Type File

Business Industry Sector Reference File

Business Industry Key Type File

Business Organization Key Type File

Business Patterns File

Business Name Tokens

Business Name Standardization and Oracle Java CAPS Master Index

Business Name Processing Fields

Business Name Standardized Fields

Business Name Object Structure

Configuring a Standardization Structure for Business Names

Configuring Phonetic Encoding for Business Names

Custom FSM-Based Data Types and Variants

About Custom FSM-Based Data Types and Variants

About the Standardization Packages

Creating Custom FSM-Based Data Types

Creating the Working Directory

To Create the Working Directory

Defining the Service Type

To Define the Service Type

Defining the Variants

To Define the Variants

Packaging and Importing the Data Type

To Package and Import the Data Type

Service Type Definition File

Creating Custom FSM-Based Variants

Creating the Working Directory

To Create the Working Directory

Defining the Service Instance

To Define the Service Instance

Defining the State Model and Processing Rules

To Define the State Model and Processing Rules

Creating Normalization and Lexicon Files

To Create Normalization and Lexicon Files

Packaging and Importing the Variant

To Package and Import the Variant

Service Instance Definition File

Oracle Java CAPS Master Index Standardization and Matching Process

In a default Oracle Java CAPS Master Index implementation, the master index application uses the Master Index Match Engine and the Master Index Standardization Engine to cleanse data in real time. The standardization engine uses configurable pattern-matching logic to identify data and reformat it into a standardized form. The match engine uses a matching algorithm with a proven methodology to process and weight records in the master index database. By incorporating both standardization and matching capabilities, you can condition data prior to matching. You can also use these capabilities to review legacy data prior to loading it into the database. This review helps you determine data anomalies, invalid or default values, and missing fields.

In a master index application, both matching and standardization occur when two records are analyzed for the probability of a match. Before matching, certain fields are normalized, parsed, or converted into their phonetic values if necessary. The match fields are then analyzed and weighted according to the rules defined in a match configuration file. The weights for each field are combined to determine the overall matching weight for the two records. After these steps are complete, survivorship is determined by the master index application based on how the overall matching weight compares to the duplicate and match thresholds of the master index application.

In a master index application, the standardization and matching process includes the following steps:

  1. The master index application receives an incoming record.

  2. The Master Index Standardization Engine standardizes the fields specified for parsing, normalization, and phonetic encoding. These fields are defined in mefa.xml and the rules for standardization are defined in the standardization engine configuration files.

  3. The master index application queries the database for a candidate selection pool (records that are possible matches) using the blocking query specified in master.xml. If the blocking query uses standardized or phonetic fields, the criteria values are obtained from the database.

  4. For each possible match, the master index application creates a match string (based on the match columns in mefa.xml) and sends the string to the Master Index Match Engine.

  5. The Master Index Match Engine checks the incoming record against each possible match, producing a matching weight for each. Matching is performed using the weighting rules defined in the match configuration file.