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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Configuring the Data Director Application
  4. Establishing a Root Node
  5. Defining the Business Entity Model
  6. Configuring Business Entity Properties
  7. Configuring Reference Entity Properties
  8. Transforming Business Entities and Views
  9. Managing Many-to-Many Relationships
  10. Configuring Search
  11. Configuring Workflow Tasks and Triggers
  12. Configuring Security and Data Filters for Business Entities
  13. Integrating Data as a Service
  14. Configuring External Calls
  15. Designing the Data Director User Interface
  16. Localizing Data Director
  17. Provisioning Tool Frequently Asked Questions

Configure the Layout to Display Similar Records (Optional)

Configure the Layout to Display Similar Records (Optional)

When you enter data in the
Data Director
application to create a record, you can view similar records that are retrieved based on the data that you enter. To view the similar records, you must configure the layout to define the fields based on which you want to search for the similar records.
  1. Open a supported browser, and use the following URL to log into the Provisioning tool:
    https://<MDM Hub Server host name>:<MDM Server port number>/provisioning/
  2. From the
    Database
    list, select the database for which you want to configure the application.
  3. Click
    Configuration
    Component Editor
    .
    The
    Component Editor
    appears.
  4. From the Component type list, select
    Similar Records
    , and click
    Create
    .
    The property fields appear in the Properties panel.
  5. Enter a name for the Similar Records component.
  6. In the
    XML
    field, enter an XML configuration that includes a list of fields to search for similar records:
    The following table describes the XML elements that you can use to configure the Similar Records component:
    Element
    Description
    searchableFields
    Specifies one or more fields on which you want to base the search. The
    searchableFields
    element is the parent of the
    field name
    element.
    field name
    Specifies the name of a field on which you want to base the search for similar records. The
    field name
    element is a child of the
    searchableFields
    element. You can configure multiple
    field name
    elements.
    searchType
    Specifies the type of search to perform.
    The
    searchType
    element can contain the following child elements:
    • smartSearch
    • searchMatch
    smartSearch
    Specifies that you want to use search to find similar records.
    searchMatch
    Specifies that you want to use queries to find similar records.
    The
    searchMatch
    element can contain the following child elements:
    • fuzzy
    • matchRuleSet
    fuzzy
    Specifies whether you want to perform a fuzzy search. To perform a fuzzy search, set to
    true
    .
    The
    fuzzy
    element is a child of the
    searchMatch
    element. If you do not add this element, exact search is performed.
    matchRuleSet
    Specifies the name of the match rule set to use for finding similar records.
    The
    matchRuleSet
    element is a child of the
    searchMatch
    element.
    label
    Specifies the label format for the search field values. To configure the label format, use the
    existsFormat
    attribute.
    column
    Specifies a single column to use in the label format. To configure the column for the label, use the
    columnUid
    attribute, which is the unique identifier of the column. The
    column
    element is a child of the label element. You can specify more than one column for the label.
    For sample configurations, see the
    Multidomain MDM Provisioning Tool Guide
    .
  7. Click
    Apply
    .
    The Similar Records component that you created appears in the
    Components
    panel and in the
    Tree View
    panel.
  8. Publish the changes to the MDM Hub.
    1. Click
      Publish
      .
      A confirmation dialog box appears that prompts you to publish or review the changes.
    2. Review the changes or publish without a review.
      • To publish without a review, click
        Publish
        .
      • To publish after a review, click
        Review Changes
        and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

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