Configuring the Searches
You can define one or more searches for each index in the matching rules file. You can define searches within the
MDMBDRMMatchRuleSet section.
To define a search, add the following parameters to the
SearchConfiguration section within the
MDMBDRMMatchRuleSet section:
- searchType
- Name for the search that you configure.
- searchFieldName
Name of the columns based on which you want to generate key ranges to search records. If you specify multiple columns, use commas to separate them.
For example,
<searchFieldName>IDS_name,IDS_alias1,IDS_alias2</searchFieldName>.
- keyField
- Name of the SSA-NAME3 field based on which you want to search records.
You can specify only one field as a key field in a configuration file. If you want to use other fields, you must configure another search .
- searchLevel
- Optional. Type of search that you want to perform. Use one of the following values:
- Narrow
- Typical
- Exhaustive
- Extreme
- A search returns more candidates as the search level increases but uses more resources and takes a longer execution time. Default is Typical.
- AdditionalControl
- Optional. Additional attributes that you want to configure. You can specify the following attributes:
- NAMEFORMAT=L|R. Indicates whether the major word in a name or address is on the left end or the right end. For example, in Western names, the family name is on the right end of the names.
- UNICODE_ENCODING. Specifies the Unicode format of the data that you use.
You can add additional
SearchConfiguration sections within the
MDMBDRMMatchRuleSet section to define multiple searches.
The following sample shows a search definition named Household:
<SearchConfiguration>
<searchType>Household</searchType>
<searchFieldName>PersonFullName</searchFieldName>
<keyField>Person_Name</keyField>
<searchLevel>Typical</searchLevel>
<AdditionalControl/>
</SearchConfiguration>
