Universal Connector API

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

• About the Terminology in This Chapter

• About the Universal Connector API

• 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