Master Data Management
Consolidate records through accountable review
Matching policies identify candidates. Stewards inspect sources and decide whether to merge or keep records separate.
How it works
Inspect records before a decision
Select a source to inspect its values and review context.
MERGE REVIEW
ERP source
- Supplier
- Calder & Rowe
- Source identifier
- S-204
Inspect alongside the candidate source before deciding.
The capability
Evidence before consolidation
Records from multiple sources may describe the same entity.
Autonera supports matching configurations, a merge review worklist and a side-by-side golden-record inspector. Merge, keep-separate and unmerge actions include downstream-write safeguards.
Problems it solves
Where this work usually breaks down
Duplicate records
Sources describe the same entity differently.
Unexplained decisions
Consolidation needs a recorded basis.
Functional capabilities
What Match & Merge includes
- Matching policies
- Configure matching per entity type.
- Review worklist
- Inspect candidates before deciding.
- Source comparison
- Review contributing values side by side.
- Reversible merges
- Merge, keep separate or unmerge with safeguards.
In industrial operations
A steward reviews supplier duplicates
Two systems contain similar supplier records.
- Review the candidate.
- Inspect sources.
- Decide merge or keep separate.
- Retain the disposition.
Result: The decision is attributable and reviewable.
Autonomous operations
How autonomous execution changes match & merge
Matching supports candidate discovery while stewards decide dispositions.
Agents carry out
- Identify candidates
- Present evidence
People decide
- Decide dispositions
- Review unmerges
Evidence recorded
- Source values
- Audit history
Related capabilities
Works alongside
Entity Resolution
Matching configurations and candidate worklists for steward review.
Feature guideAttribute Survivorship
Attribute source authority and versioned, testable survivorship rules.
Feature guideGolden Records
A trusted master record with source cross-references, provenance and field ownership.
Feature guideData Stewardship
Accountable review with source evidence and recorded decisions.
Capability areaMaster Data Management
See where Match & Merge fits in the wider Master Data Management capability.
Buyer FAQs
Questions evaluators ask
Who decides candidate dispositions?
Stewards decide through the merge review worklist.
Can records be kept separate?
Yes. Keep-separate is a supported action.
Can merges be reversed?
Unmerge is supported with downstream-write safeguards.
Are specific scoring algorithms promised?
No. This guide covers matching configurations and review, not named algorithms or automatic score thresholds.
How are values chosen?
Versioned, testable survivorship rules govern competing source values.
Your next step
See Match & Merge on data like yours.
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