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.

  1. From the Siebel Application window, click Navigate > Site Map.
  2. A screen appears with numerous links in alphabetical order. Select Administration - Server Administration > Jobs.
  3. Click the New button and enter Data Quality Manager in the Component/Job field.


  4. 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.

    Tabla 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
    Tabla 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

    Nota: 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

    Nota: 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.

  5. Click Submit Job.