Candidate element selection using significance metric values

A method, implemented in a computing system comprising at least one hardware processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one hardware processor, the method comprising:

• receiving a first set, the first set comprising a first plurality of elements of a first type;
• receiving a second set, the second set comprising a second plurality of elements of the first type;
• calculating one or more significance metric values for respective elements of the first plurality of elements, wherein, for respective elements of the first plurality of elements, the significance metric value is calculated at least in part based on a degree to which a respective element of the first plurality of elements is used in a computing context;
• calculating one or more significance metric values for respective elements of the second plurality of elements, wherein, for respective elements of the second plurality of elements, the significance metric value is calculated at least in part based on a degree to which a respective element of the second plurality of elements is used in a computing context;
• receiving a first blocking request for a first element of the first set, wherein the first blocking request comprises a request to identify a subset of the second plurality of elements to be used in a comparison with the first element;
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• based at least in part on a significance metric value for the first element and significance metric values for at least a portion of the second plurality of elements, determining a third set of candidate elements of the second plurality of elements as potential match candidates for the first element;
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• (1) rendering for display on a user interface at least a portion of candidate elements of the third set of candidate elements of the second plurality of elements;
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• (2) creating a schema mapping that maps the first element to a candidate element of the third set of candidate elements, wherein the schema mapping is useable to transfer data values for instances of the first element to instances of the candidate element;
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• (3) transferring data values of instances of the first element to instances of the candidate element.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising:

• computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system comprising at least one hardware processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one hardware processor, cause the computing system to receive a first set, the first set comprising a first plurality of elements of a first type;
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to receive a second set, the second set comprising a second plurality of elements of the first type;
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to calculate one or more significance metric values for respective elements of first plurality of elements, wherein, for respective elements of the first plurality of elements, the significance metric value is calculated at least in part based on a degree to which a respective element of the first plurality of elements is used in a computing context;
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to calculate one or more significance metric values for respective element of the second plurality of elements, wherein, for respective elements of the second plurality of elements, the significance metric value is calculated at least in part based on a degree to which a respective element of the second plurality of elements is used in a computing context;
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to receive a first blocking request for a first element of the first set, wherein the first blocking request comprises a request to identify a subset of the second plurality of elements to be used in a comparison with the first element;
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• computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to, based at least in part on a significance metric value for the first element and significance metric values for at least a portion of the second plurality of elements, determine a third set of candidate elements of the second plurality of elements as potential match candidates for the first element;
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• (1) computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to render for display on a user interface at least a portion of candidate elements of the third set of candidate elements of the second plurality of elements;
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• (2) computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to create a schema mapping that maps the first element to a candidate element of the third set of candidate elements, wherein the schema mapping is useable to transfer data values for instances of the first element to instances of the candidate element;
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• (3) computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing system to transfer data values of instances of the first element to instances of the candidate element.