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Fuzzy Match Null Match Score - Records matched to same source

jonstarkey3
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Hi,

 

I am attempting to match address information and I have been struggling to get my Fuzzy Match to match the records correctly. As you can see in the screenshots below, some of my records from one source are compared to the other source (as intended) while in some cases one source is being "matched" to itself, resulting in a Null match score. 

 

 

Does anyone know how I might resolve this issue? I can dummy the data and submit a sample workflow if need be, but wanted to see if anyone would be familiar with this issue and know the necessary steps to resolve it without needing to look at the underlying data.

 

Thanks!

Jon

 

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BenMoss
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I believe this behaviour is because you have the option 'output Unmatched Records' selected and this is simply how Alteryx presents these types of records in the output.

Ben
jonstarkey3
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Thanks for your response, Ben.

 

I think you are right is saying that it just appears this way for unmatched records, but I'm not sure why some of these records are not being matched compared to other records that are being successfully matched (ie. some addresses with "unit" or "apt" #s are matched while others are not). I will continue to build upon my data preparation before the fuzzy match as much as possible, but I ultimately might have to use the CASS tool to match the addresses consistently. I have been trying to avoid using this as the download process for the dataset is not as easy as it should be and I want to make it as easy as possible for others to use once I share this workflow with others in my firm.

 

Thanks,

Jon

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