PeopleFinder Match Confidence Criteria

PeopleFinder searches over 1,700 databases, such as records from credit agencies, utilities, and court records, to locate people who match information from your constituent records. When the process searches for people who match your constituents, it uses various pieces data from your constituent records, including Social Security number, middle name, birth date, and address history. The process then generates a ranked list of the candidates who most likely match your constituents. The process ranks the candidates in order of match confidence, based on the number of exact and approximate matches to your constituent information.

Match confidence	Description
A – Solid match	Two or more pieces of data match between the person and your constituent, and the last known address of the constituent matches an address for the person exactly.
B – Strong candidate	Two or more pieces of data match between the person and your constituent, and the age of both, based on birth date or calculated from class year, approximately match.
C – Reasonable match	Two or more pieces of data match between the person and your constituent, or the age of both, based on birth date or calculated from class year, match exactly.
D – Possible match	Only one piece of information matches between the person and your constituent.

Before you commit a people finder batch, we recommend you review the results to determine the information and candidates to use to update your constituent records. Typically, you can commit a solid match or strong candidate without further confirmation. We recommend you verify a reasonable or possible match to ensure it is the correct information for your constituent. You can set the process options to include only candidates of specific match confidence. For information about how to set the options for the process, see Edit PeopleFinder Process Options.