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Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Finding Information and Patches on My Oracle Support
• Finding Oracle Documentation
• Conventions

1 The Initial Data Set for Master Person Index

• Understanding the Initial Bulk Match and Load Process
  • Initial Bulk Match and Load Process Overview
  • Data Preparation, Matching, and Loading Procedure Overview
  • Distributed Processing
  • About the Bulk Match Process
    • Block Distribution
    • Record Matching
    • EUID Assignment
    • Master Person Index Image Creation
    • Potential Duplicate Creation
  • About the Bulk Load Process
  • About the Cluster Synchronizer
  • Required Format for Flat Data Files

2 Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool

• Generating the Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool
  • To Generate the Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool
• Configuring the Environment
  • To Configure the Environment
• Creating the Cluster Synchronizer Database
  • To Create the Cluster Synchronization Tables
• Configuring the Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool
  • Configuring the Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Processing
    • To Configure the IBML Tool
  • Configuring the Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Logging
    • To Configure IBML Tool Logging
  • Setting Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Configuration Properties
    • Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Field Validation Configuration
    • Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Blocking Query Configuration
    • Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Match String Configuration
    • Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Processing Configuration
    • FTP Server Configuration (Optional)
    • Cluster Synchronizer Database Configuration
    • SQL*Loader Configuration
    • Data Reader Configuration
  • Initial Bulk Match and Load Tool Logging Properties
• Performing a Match Analysis (Optional)
  • Running the Bulk Matcher in Analysis Mode
    • To Run the Bulk Matcher in Analysis Mode
  • Reviewing the Match Analysis Results
  • Reconfiguring the Matching Logic
    • To Reconfigure the Matching Logic
• Running the Bulk Match and Bulk Load in One Step (SQL*Loader Only)
  • To Run the Bulk Match and Bulk Load in One Step
• Running the Bulk Match and the Bulk Load in Two Steps
  • Running the Bulk Match and Preparing for Loading
    • To Perform the Bulk Match
  • Loading the Matched Data Into the Master Person Index Database
    • Loading Matched Data Using SQL*Loader
    • Loading Matched Data Using the Command-Line Bulk Loader
    • Command-Line Bulk Loader Properties