When integrating with external systems, the 'entities/find-similar' REST API V2 web service can prevent users from creating duplicate objects in source systems.
This functionality requires:
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A web service endpoint, as defined in the topic Web Service Endpoint - Find Similar in the Data Exchange documentation.
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A standard matching algorithm with match codes and match criteria, as defined in topic Configuring Matching Algorithms.
Complete documentation for web services functionality is at [system]/sdk or by accessing the Technical Documentation button on the Start Page. On the Technical Documentation page, click the link under the REST API V2 heading.
For use case examples, refer to the topic Find Similar Web Service in the Solution Enablement: Customer & Supplier MDM documentation.