IBM Relationship Resolution provides functional enhancements for configuring attribute data and integrating scoring algorithms. These changes expand the size and types of identity data that can be compared and scored and enable the addition of new scoring algorithms in the entity resolution process. These capabilities are added with fix pack 2 and are generally referred to as attribute and scoring customization.
IBM Relationship Resolution technology allows you to use identity matching and scoring algorithms to compare and resolve common identity data such as names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, tax identification numbers, and license numbers and indicate potential matches. We refer to the data elements that describe an account or entity as attributes. Attributes can include characteristics or traits that describe a person, organization, place, or item. With the addition of the attribute and scoring customization, you can add new types of identifying data and associate scoring algorithms that have been developed as IBM Relationship Resolution scoring plugins. For example, you can add identity data derived from fingerprints, retina scans, or DNA tests and compare and score them using a scoring plugin that includes an appropriate comparison algorithm.