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Match/Search Strategy

Select the match/search strategy to specify the reliability of the match versus the performance you require.

Select one of the following options:

Strategy Option	Description
Fuzzy	Probabilistic match that takes into account spelling variations, possible misspellings, and other differences that can make matching records non-identical. This is the primary means of matching data in a base object. Referred to in this document as fuzzy-match base objects . If you specify a Fuzzy match/search strategy, you must specify a fuzzy match key.
Exact	Matches only records with identical values in the match columns. If you specify an exact match, you can define only exact-match columns for this base object . Exact-match base objects cannot have fuzzy-match columns. Referred to in this document as exact-match base objects .

An exact match strategy is faster, but an exact match will miss some matches if the data is imperfect. The best option to choose depends on the characteristics of the data, your knowledge of the data, and your particular match and consolidation requirements.

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