MDM - Informatica Master Data Management Match and Merge Rules Questions and Answers

Question 1

A company is implementing Informatica MDM to consolidate customer data from three different source systems.
The data contains variations in spelling and format for customer names and addresses.
Which match strategy should be configured in the base object to identify these potential duplicates effectively?

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Fuzzy Match

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Exact Match only

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Segment Match

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Filter Match

Question 2

In a Match Rule Set configuration, what is the primary function of the 'Search Level' property?

Accepted Answer

To determine the number of match candidates returned during the search phase.

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To define which columns are used for matching.

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To specify whether the merge process is automatic or manual.

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To set the trust score for the source records.

Question 3

A data steward is configuring a match rule and wants to ensure that two records are automatically merged only if their Social Security Numbers (SSN) are identical. For all other potential matches, a manual review is required. Which of the following configurations would achieve this?

Accepted Answer

A single Exact Match rule on the SSN column with the 'Auto' property enabled.

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A single Fuzzy Match rule on the SSN column set to 'Auto Merge'.

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A Match Rule Set with a 'Typical' search level.

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A Merge Rule that prioritizes the most recently updated record.

Question 4

When configuring match rules in Informatica MDM, which component defines the base object and the relationships to be traversed to find data for matching?

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Match Path

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Match Column

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Match Key

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Survivorship Rule

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between Match Rules and Match Rule Sets?

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A Match Rule Set is a logical grouping of one or more Match Rules, and only one Match Rule Set can be active at a time for a base object.

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Each Match Rule can only belong to one Match Rule Set, and only one rule can be active at a time.

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All Match Rules within a Match Rule Set are processed with an 'OR' condition, while columns within a single Match Rule are processed with an 'OR' condition.

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A Match Rule Set defines the survivorship logic, while the Match Rules define the duplicate identification criteria.

Question 6

During the merge process, the MDM Hub needs to decide which cell-level value to preserve in the golden record when matched records have conflicting data. Which rule set governs this survivorship logic?

Accepted Answer

Trust and Survivorship Rules

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Validation Rules

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Match Rules

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Tokenization Rules