Managing master data by using IBM Match 360 with Watson
Use the IBM Match 360 with Watson service on IBM Cloud Pak for Data to consolidate data from the disparate sources that fuel your business and establish a single, trusted, 360-degree view of your customers.
IBM Match 360 with Watson helps you to resolve data records across different sources to give you a clearer view of each customer. Load record data from systems across your enterprise into IBM Match 360 and run matching algorithms to consolidate that data by creating trusted master data entities. After you match your data, IBM Match 360 shows statistics and graphs to help business users to analyze and explore your master data.
IBM Match 360 with Watson is a key part of the Cloud Pak for Data as a Service data fabric solution, specifically the Data governance use case. For information about Data governance, including tutorials to help get you up and running, see Data governance use case. To complete the tutorial that covers using IBM Match 360, see Data governance tutorial: Configure a 360-degree view.
- Required service
- IBM Match 360 with Watson
- Related services
- IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog
- DataStage
- Data format
- Record data: CSV, TSV, or PSV (delimited)
- Data models: JSON
- Data size
- Any
The IBM Match 360 with Watson service includes two connected and complementary user experiences: master data configuration and master data explorer.
| IBM Match 360 user experience | User group permissions | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Master data configuration | DataEngineer | Prepare and configure master data: - Configure the IBM Match 360 service's master data configuration asset. - Upload data assets or connect data sources. - Refine the generated data model. - Map data into the model. - Run the IBM Match 360 service's powerful matching capability to create master data entities. - Configure and tune the matching algorithm to meet your organization's requirements. |
| Master data explorer | DataSteward | Search, view, analyze, add, edit, and export master data entities and records. |
| Master data explorer | EntityViewer (business user) |
Search, view, and analyze master data entities and records. |
| Pair review | DataSteward DataEngineer |
Review pairs of records to help train and tune the matching algorithm. |
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Prerequisites
To use the data profiling and automapping features of IBM Match 360 with Watson, you must have the IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog service and must associate a catalog with IBM Match 360. Watson Knowledge Catalog is not required for running other IBM Match 360 capabilities.
Before you can match data using IBM Match 360, you need to create a project.
Accessing the service
Before attempting to access the service, ensure that you have an appropriate service instance role. For details, see Giving users access to IBM Match 360 with Watson.
There is more than one way to access the IBM Match 360 with Watson service:
- From the Cloud Pak for Data home page navigation menu, select Data > Master data.
- From the Your services card on the home page, click the service name associated with your IBM Match 360 with Watson service instance.
You can also connect to and work with your master data by using the IBM Match 360 REST APIs. For more information, see the API reference documentation in the IBM Cloud API and SDK reference library.
Learn more
For more information about using the IBM Match 360 with Watson service and related API, see the following topics:
- Installing IBM Match 360 with Watson
- Administering IBM Match 360 with Watson
- Creating a master data configuration asset
- Data concepts in IBM Match 360 with Watson
- Matching algorithms in IBM Match 360 with Watson
- Configuring master data
- Completing pair reviews
- Exploring master data
- Tutorial: Onboarding and matching data
- API overview
- IBM Match 360 API reference documentation
- Data governance use case
- Data governance tutorial: Configure a 360-degree view
- Troubleshooting IBM Match 360
Parent topic: Integrating and preparing data