Date (YMD)

Match Definition

Date (YMD)
Description

The Date (YMD) match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing dates that have the format YMD.

Max Length of Match Code 15 characters
Examples Input Cluster ID
05/07/04 1
05 JUL 04 1
05.07.04 1
05.7.4 1
1805/7/4 1
1905/7/4 1
2005/7/4 1
2005July04 1
2005-07-04 1
2005 juillet 04. 1
2005 juil. 04. 1
2005 Ιούλιος 4. 1
2005 luglio 4 1
2005 יולי 04 1
2005 March 05 2
2005 03 05 2
2005 July 10 3
Remarks

Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

At sensitivities 85 and lower, centuries are not regarded as part of the match criteria.

At sensitivity 90 only; if the input year is a two-digit value, it is assumed to be within the hundred year span with 2049 as the end of the span. A year of 49 will match 2049, but not 1949. A year of 50 will match 1950, but not 2050.

At sensitivity 95 and higher, 4-digit years are included in the match code. A 2-digit year will not match a 4-digit year.

If this definition is applied to preparsed data, the following input tokens are available:

Year
Month
Day

It is recommended that you map a correlating data field to each available token whenever possible.