About the Universal Connector API

The following topics describe 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. This topic includes the following information:

• About Universal Connector API Terminology

• Vendor Libraries

• Connector Initialization and Termination Functions

• Session Initialization and Termination Functions

• Parameter Setting Functions

• 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