In the MDM Hub, a batch job is a program that completes a discrete unit of work when it runs. This discrete unit of work is called a process. For example, the Match job carries out the match process. The MDM Hub searches for match candidates, applies the match rules to the match candidates, generates the matches, and then queues the matches for either automatic or manual consolidation. For merge-style base objects, the Automerge job handles automatic consolidation. The Manual Merge job handles manual consolidation.

All the MDM Hub batch jobs are multi-threaded. Multi-threading allows multiple threads to exist within the context of a single process. Also, the MDM Hub batch jobs can run in parallel on all the child base objects that are in the match path of the parent base object.

Before you use batch jobs, you must have performed the following prerequisites:

Installed the MDM Hub and created the Hub Store.
Built the schema.