Quality stage Match

bikan · Post by **bikan** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:56 pm

Hi
I am trying to do a probabilistic match(many to one) in the match stage.
I want to do entire record match without specifying any blocks. Can anyone help me out how to do this. If anyone has any example please send it to me.

Thanks

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:50 pm

The matching algorithms require at least one blocking column (field).

bikan · Post by **bikan** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:43 am

Can I take Block variables in the match variables ??

e.g -- In the Block Variables -- ZIPCODE
In the Match variables -- NAME, ADDRESS and ZIPCODE

Is this possible ?? will it give me actual result ??

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:40 am

Not possible. You must get a match on the blocking fields (that's how the blocks are formed). Then the match weights are applied on the other fields to determine whether a match has in fact been found.