Match rules to identify duplicate records in inbound data

A method for identifying duplicate records in inbound data, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer system, data originating from a source system, the data including a plurality of records to be imported from the source system into a data hub;
• and
• for each record in the plurality of records:
• selecting, by the computer system, a match rule comprising a set of match criteria, wherein the match rule is selected based on a category associated with the record, and wherein the set of match criteria identifies one or more attributes of the record and one or more match operators for matching the record with records stored in the data hub;
• and
• determining, by the computer system based on the match rule, whether the record matches any records stored in the data hub,
• wherein the determining is performed for each record in the plurality of records prior to importing any of the plurality of records into the data hub.

A system for identifying duplicate records in inbound data, the system comprising:

• a data repository configured to store a plurality of match rules;
• and
• a server communicatively coupled with the data repository, the server being configured to:
• receive data originating from a source system, the data including a plurality of records to be imported from the source system into a data hub;
• select a first match rule comprising a first set of match criteria, the first set of match criteria identifying one or more attributes of the plurality of records and one or more match operators for matching the plurality of records with records stored in the data hub;
• and
• determine, based on the first match rule, a first set of records in the plurality of records that match records stored in the data hub, wherein the determining is performed prior to importing any of the plurality of records into the data hub.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium for a computer system, the machine-readable medium having stored thereon program code for identifying duplicate records in inbound data, the program code comprising:

• code for receiving data originating from a source system, the data including a plurality of records to be imported from the source system into a data hub;
• code for selecting a first match rule comprising a first set of match criteria, the first set of match criteria identifying one or more attributes of the plurality of records and one or more match operators for matching the plurality of records with records stored in the data hub;
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• code for determining, based on the first match rule, a first set of records in the plurality of records that match records stored in the data hub, wherein the determining is performed prior to importing any of the plurality of records into the data hub.