The algorithm editor palette

The components in the algorithm palette can be added, edited, or deleted as needed.

The following components are listed in the palette:
  • Connection – Components dragged to the editor can be connected with the Connection tool.
  • Comparison Role – Comparison roles define how a comparison function is used in the algorithm.
  • Query Role – Query roles define how a query function is used in an algorithm.
  • Bucketing Group – Bucketing groups define a combination of data elements in a bucket.
  • Attributes – Information describing particular data for a member—person (for example, name, date of birth, address, SSN) or object (for example, company name, part number).
  • Standardizations – Standardization functions standardize, or format, the incoming source data for comparison, bucketing, and search (query) purposes. Standardization can mean capitalization of all alpha characters, removal of punctuation, anonymous value checks, and data ordering. Once standardized, the data is stored as the comparison components of the derived data and is used in the generation of the bucketing data.
  • Bucketing Functions – Bucketing functions are used for identifying bucketing data, which identify groups of shared information. For example, buckets can be defined for name (first, last, middle), birth date plus last name, address, and Social Security number.
  • Comparison Functions - Comparison functions are used to compare data elements to each other and determine matches and scores. Most of the functions use a weight table to make these determinations. The functions work on the standardized data created during the data derivation process. The maximum number of comparison functions in a InfoSphere® MDM Workbench project is 16.

Use the Select button in the Palette to select and highlight a component in the editor, which is necessary to move the component within the editor or display the component properties in the Properties tab.

To use the full window size for editing, double-click any editor tab. The Editor view expands to the full height and width of the Configuration Editor window. Double-clicking one of the editor tabs again restores the normal dimensions of the view.



Last updated: 27 Jun 2018