This appendix describes the application programming interface (API) functions that third-party software vendors must implement in the dynamic link libraries (DLL) or shared libraries that they provide for use with the Universal Connector. It includes the following topics:

This appendix discusses the Universal Connector API. It includes the following topics:

• About the Terminology in This Appendix
• Vendor Libraries
• About the Universal Connector API
• About Universal Connector API Terminology
• Vendor Libraries
• Connector Initialization and Termination Functions
• Session Initialization and Termination Functions
• Parameter Setting Functions
• External Key Generation Function
• Error Message Function
• Real-Time Data Matching Functions
• Batch Mode Data Matching Functions
• Real-Time Data Cleansing Function
• Batch Mode Data Cleansing Function
• Data Matching and Data Cleansing Algorithms