Date

Match Definition

Date
Description The Date match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing date information.
Max Length of Match Code 15 characters
Example 1

Sensitivities
85-100
Input Cluster ID
2001/3/14 1
2001年3月14日 1
3/14/2001 1
14-mar-01 1
H13.3.14 1
平成十三年三月十四日 1
2001/3/14 1
平成元年六月三十日 2
昭和64年六月三十日 2
2001/12/14 3
2001/12/15 4
All digits of the year, month, and day are evaluated. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the yearIf 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
Example 2

Sensitivities
80-84
Input Cluster ID
2001/12/14 1
2001/12/15 1
2001/12/24 2
All digits of the year and month are evaluated. Only one digit of the day is evaluated. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the year. 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
Example 3

Sensitivities
75-79
Input Cluster ID
2001/12/15 1
2001/12/24 1
2001/11/14 2
All digits of the year and month are evaluated. The day is ignored. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the year. 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
Example 4

Sensitivities
70-74
Input Cluster ID
2001/12/24 1
2001/11/14 1
2001/9/14 2
All digits of the year are evaluated. Only one digit of the month is evaluated. The day is ignored. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the year. 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
Example 5

Sensitivities
65-69
Input Cluster ID
2001/11/14 1
2001/9/14 1
2002/12/14 2
All digits of the year are evaluated. The month and day are ignored. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the year. 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
Example 6

Sensitivities
60-64
Input Cluster ID
2001/9/14 1
2002/12/14 1
2012/12/14 2
Only the first three digits of the year are evaluated. The month and day are ignored. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the year. 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
Example 7

Sensitivities
50-59
Input Cluster ID
2002/12/14 1
2012/12/14 1
1990/12/14 2
Only the first two digits of the year are evaluated. The month and day are ignored. Full-width and half-with characters match. Kanji numerals and Arabic numerals match. Any separators (including Japanese characters) match. Names of months match the corresponding digits that represent those months. Japanese Nengo years and Western years match. When the day and year are ambiguous, it is assumed that the last number is the year. 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. For example, a year of 49 will be 2049, but a year of 50 will be 1950. When a year belongs to two Japanese Nengo, these two Japanese Nengo years match.
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