Writes each record in the master data set with the record that represents the best match in the second data set. The match operation selects the record in the second data set that has the highest match score for the master record. If two or more records return the highest score, the match operation selects the first record in the second data set. Best Match writes each pair of records to a single row.

You can select

Best Match

when you configure the transformation for dual-source analysis.

Writes clusters that represent the best match between one record and another record in the same data set or between two data sets. The match score between the two records must meet the match threshold. Best match clusters can contain more than two records if a record represents the best match with more than one other record.

You can select

Clusters - Best Match

in any type of identity analysis.

Writes clusters of records that match with a score that meets the match threshold. Each record must match at least one other record in the cluster.

You can select

Clusters - Match All

in any type of identity analysis.

Writes all pairs of records that match each other with a score that meets the match threshold. The transformation writes each pair to a single row and adds the match score for each pair to each row. If a record matches more than one other record, the transformation writes a row for each record pair.

You can select

Matched Pairs

in any type of identity analysis.