Match Actions

This page assumes you have read and understood how match actions fit into the bigger picture of a matching, linking, and merging solution. For more information, refer to the topic Matching, Linking, and Merging.

The choice of match action defines the entire workflow around the golden records. The following match actions exist and are paired with the following component models and matching functionality:

Match Action

Component Model(s)

Matching Functionality

Identify Duplicates

Matching

Identify Duplicates

Link Golden Record

Matching

Matching - Link Golden Record

Match and Link

Link Processing Deduplicate Records

List Processing

List Processing Deduplicate Records

Merge Golden Record

Matching

Matching - Merge Golden Record

Match and Merge