1.3.3.8.27 Comparison: Exact Date Match
The Exact Date Match comparison is a simple comparison that determines whether or not two date values/date arrays match.
Use the Exact Date Match comparison to find date matches, for example, when matching people using a Date of Birth identifier. The Exact Date Match comparison allows you to configure how tightly to match two dates - for example to ignore the year and century such that dates will match if the day and month are the same, so that for example "11/01/1901" will match "11/01/1970".
This comparison does not support the use of result bands.
Example Configuration
In this example, the Exact Date Match comparison is used on a Date of Birth identifier to match people using their date and month of birth. The following options are specified:
Match No Data pairs? = No
Ignore day? = No
Ignore month? = No
Ignore year? = Yes
Ignore century? = any value (not applicable as Ignore Year = True)
Time zone = Director Time Zone
Example Results
The following table shows comparison results:
Table 1-66 Example Results: Exact Date Match
| Value A | Value B | Comparison Result |
|---|---|---|
|
11/01/1901 |
11/01/1970 |
True |
|
02/09/1989 |
02/09/1969 |
True |
|
19/12/1996 |
12/19/1997 |
False |