Running a Batch Job
This procedure describes how to run batch processes for business name standardization, data cleansing, data deduplication, geocoding and name casing. In order to run a batch job, you must enable batch processing in the OPT file. For more information, see Siebel Module OPT File Options.
- From the Siebel Application window, click Navigate > Site Map.
- A screen appears with numerous links in alphabetical order. Select Administration - Server Administration > Jobs.
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Click the New button and enter Data Quality Manager in the Component/Job field.
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On the same screen, set the job parameters by clicking New and providing the necessary details.
The following tables show the required and optional job parameters.
Table 1. Required Job Parameters Job Parameter
Description
Buscomp name
The name of the business component:
- Account
- Contact
- List Mgmt Prospective Contact
- Business Address
Business Object Name
The name of the business object:
- Account
- Contact
- List Mgmt Prospective Contact
- Business Address(Data Cleansing Only)
Operation Type
Type of operation used:
- Data Cleansing: Does one or more of the following depending on the features you have licensed: standardizes casing and business names, validates addresses, and geocodes addresses.
- Key Generate: Generates hash keys for all records in the business component.
- Key Refresh: Refreshes hash keys for all records in the business component.
- DeDuplication: performs data matching to identify duplicate records
Table 2. Optional Job Parameters Job Parameter
Description
Object Sorting Clause
A clause that specifies how candidate records are sorted for optimal processing by the data matching software. The default value is:
Dedup Token
Note: This parameter applies to Data Matching operations only.Object Where Clause
A clause that limits the number of records processed by a data quality task. For example:
[DUNS Number] is NULL
Note: You should specify an object where clause when performing DeDuplication on Prospects (use with value "[DUNS Number] is NULL").Rule Name
Specifies the name of a Business rule that you want to use while performing batch cleansing or deduplication. Use the rule names defined in the Administration - Data Quality > Rules view.
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Click Submit Job.