SSA-NAME3 API Reference Guide

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ssan3_match_ext

Returns a score, match decision, and match report for the search and file records. After the candidate records are identified based on the ranges that the

ssan3_get_ranges_ext

call returns, the

ssan3_match_ext

call qualifies the candidate records.

Prototype


long ssan3_match_ext (
long    sockh ,        / / Long in
long *  session ,      / / Long io
char *  system_name ,  / / String in
char *  population ,   / / String in
char *  controls ,     / / String in
char *  rsp ,          / / String out
long    rsp_size ,
char *  ssaMsg ,       / / String out
long    ssaMsg_size ,
char *  search ,       / / String in
long    s_len ,        / / Long in
char *  s_encoding ,   / / String in
char *  file ,         / / String in
long    f_len ,        / / Long in
char *  f_encoding ,   / / String in
char *  score ,        / / String out
long    score_size ,
char *  decision ,     / / String out
long    decision_size
long *  count ,        / / Long out
char ** explain_data , / / StringArray out
long *  explain_data_size
) ;

Parameters

sockh	Socket to use for the call.
session	Refer to the Common Parameters section.
system	Refer to the Common Parameters section.
population	Refer to the Common Parameters section.
controls	Refer to the Controls section.
rsp	Refer to the Common Parameters section.
ssaMsg	Refer to the SSA-NAME3 Error Messages section.
search	Refer to the Common Parameters section.
file	Refer to the Common Parameters section.
score	A 3-byte number between 0-100 indicating a confidence level of the match. The score value depends on the data, match purpose and match level.
decision	'A’ meaning ’Accept’. The score is greater than or equal to the accept limit for the specified match purpose and match level. 'U’ meaning ’Undecided’. The score is between the accept limit and reject limit for the specified match purpose and match level. 'R’ meaning ’Reject’. The score is less than or equal to the reject limit for the specified match purpose and match level.
explain_data	Returns the match report.