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Quality stage Match

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:56 pm
by bikan
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

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:50 pm
by ray.wurlod
The matching algorithms require at least one blocking column (field).

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:43 am
by bikan
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 ??

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:40 am
by ray.wurlod
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.