IM InfoSphere Identity Insight, Version 8.0

Relationship scores

The relationship score is the value that is assigned during entity resolution as a result of applying the resolution rules and that defines how closely the two compared identities are related to each other. This score is user-defined and is used to relate entities.

During entity resolution, the pipeline compares the incoming identity (which may not be resolved into an entity) against the remaining entities on the candidate list. While these candidate entities may not resolve to the incoming identity, they are still evaluated for relationships.

During the relationship detection process, the pipelines determine relationships by calculating a relationship score for each attribute data value that is shared between the incoming identity and the entities on the candidate list, starting with the first entity:


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Last updated: 2011