Overview
AO Define Source accepts a single input stream, and outputs the stream with a user-defined priority field and (optionally) source name field, dedupe flag, and suppression flag appended. One or more AO Define Source macros are typically used at the beginning of a matching process to prioritize one record source over another. Unless you specify an Optional filter, all records from the input source will have the same values appended. To tag a subset of these records, select an Input field and specify a matching Value. Matching records will be assigned the defined output fields and values.
AO Define Source configuration parameters
AO Define Source has a single set of configuration parameters:
Optional filter
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Input field |
(Optional) Field containing Values to be matched. Records where this field contains the specified Value will be tagged.
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Value |
(Optional) String used to select records for tagging. Records whose Input field matches this value will have output values appended.
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Match blanks |
If selected, treats records that contain a null or blank Input field as if they matched Value.
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Case sensitive |
If selected, the comparison of Value to Input field is case-sensitive.
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Output
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Set source name |
(Optional) User-defined name to assign to output records.
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Source name field |
Optional. Field to store source name value. Cannot be the same field as Input field.
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Set priority |
User-defined match priority to assign to output records. A value of one (1) has the highest priority; 999 is the lowest priority. Used in determining master record and selecting values for compiling master record.
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Priority field |
Field to store match priority value.
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Set internal dedupe flag |
If selected, sets the internal dedupe output field value to "Y", otherwise sets it to "N".
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Internal dedupe field |
(Optional) Field to store internal dedupe flag value. If set to "Y" this indicates that the source should be internally deduped.
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Set suppression source flag |
If selected, set the suppression source output field to "Y", otherwise sets it to "N", for records matching the source code value.
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Suppression source field |
(Optional) Field to store the suppression source flag value. If set to "Y" this indicates that the source will be used as suppression data in matching.
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Configure AO Define Source
To configure AO Define Source:
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Select the AO Define Source icon.
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Go to the Configuration tab on the Properties pane.
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To optionally process a subset of the input records, select Input field and choose a field.
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Specify a Value. You may select or clear Match blanks and Case sensitive to further refine record filtering.
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Optionally, edit output fields and options.
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Optionally, go to the Execution tab, and then set Web service options.