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Lab 1: Import a Partially Configured Match
Processor
You will start these labs by importing a process that includes a partially configured match
processor set up to work against very similar customer data to that used in the EDQ Matching
101 training module, the Introduction to Matching self-paced training course and the Match and
Parse Oracle University training course. The following configuration is already done for you:
• Inputs
• Identifiers
• Clusters
• Basic Comparisons
If you require a refresher about any of the items above, please consult the EDQ Matching 101
module or the Introduction to Matching self-paced course.
In the labs that follow this one, you will configure:
• Compound Comparisons
• Scoring
• Match Rules
• Relationship Outputs
Import a Package
1. Open the Director user interface and log in as the dnadmin user (in the EDQ-12.2.1-Trn
virtual machine, the dnadmin user’s password is also dnadmin).
2. Follow the menu path File >> Open Package File…
1. Navigate to the file a1-Total Matching With EDQ-Start-Point.dxi which you will
find in C:\share\edq_training_assets_12.2.1\Data Files\matching. Select the
file and click Open. A folder named a1-Total Matching With EDQ-Start-Point.dxi
will appear at the bottom of the Project Browser.
2. Drag the Projects node from beneath the a1-Total Matching With EDQ-StartPoint.dxi folder and drop it on top of the Projects node directly below localhost
(where localhost is your server name).
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3. An a1-Total Matching
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EDQ-Start-Point project should appear in the Project
Browser
.
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Lab 2: Examine the Configuration
1. In the Project Browser, expand the a1-Total Matching With EDQ-Start
Start-Point
project, then expand the Processes node, and double-click the Total Matching
process to open it on the Canvas
Canvas.
You should see three connected processors: a reader, a processor cal
called
led Very Simple
Data Prep, and the Advanced Match processor.
2. Double-click the Advanced Match processor to open it, and then double-click
double
the
Input sub-processor
processor to open it.
Note that the attributes being input are very similar to those used in the
EDQ Matching 101,, the Introduction to Matching self-paced course and
the Match and Merge Oracle University course
course. Only one attribute is
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different: this data set includes a NationalID attribute that was not
formerly present.
3. Close the Input sub-processor
processor
4. Next, double-click the Identify sub-processor
processor to open it, and simply note that each
input attribute has been mapped to an identifier with a similar name.
5. Close the Identify sub-processor
processor
6. Next, double-click the Cluster sub-processor to open it, and note that three clusters
have been configured. These are based on the State, Phone Number and First Name
attributes respectively (the exact same configuration as in the EDQ Matching 101
module and the Introduction to Matching course
course).
). Although this configuration is
i not
optimal it will suffice for training purposes.
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7. Close the Cluster sub-processor.
processor.
8. Next, double-click the Match sub-processor. It should open on the Comparison tab.
You can see that one or more basic comparisons have been configured for most of the
attributes. In many cases these are Character Edit Distance (CED) comparisons.
Character Edit Distance comparisons assess the similarity of strings by measuring how
many differences there are between them (for example, there would be a character edit
distance of 1 between Jon and Joe). There are also some exact comparisons and the
Date of Birth has a Date Edit Distance (DED) comparison.
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9. For the time being, close the Match sub
sub-processor.
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