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Rule Definitions

Please refer to the following definitions for the individual rules used within the search strategies.

Exact All

Exact search with all provided values.

_exact-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
gender=male

Exact GFD

Exact search with given name, family name and DOB.

_exact-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09

Fuzzy All

Fuzzy search with all provided values.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
gender=male,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP

Fuzzy GFD

Fuzzy search with given name, family name, and date of birth.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09

Fuzzy GFD (Postcode Wildcard)

Fuzzy search with given name, family name, and date of birth, and postcode as wildcard.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
address-postalcode=WN*

Fuzzy GFD Range

Fuzzy search with given name, family name and DOB range 6 months either side of given date.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=ge1960-01-09&birthdate=le1961-09-06

Fuzzy GFD Range (Postcode)

Fuzzy search with given name, family name, DOB range 6 months either side of given date, and postcode.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=ge1960-01-09&birthdate=le1960-07-09,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP

Fuzzy GFD Range (Postcode Wildcard)

Fuzzy search with given name, family name, DOB range 6 months either side of given date, and postcode as wildcard.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=ge1960-01-09&birthdate=le1960-07-09,
address-postalcode=WN*

Fuzzy Alt DOB

Fuzzy search with given name, family name and DOB. Day swapped with month if day equal to or less than 12.

_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-09-06

Fuzzy FDRange Gender Postcode

`_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
gender=male,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP

Fuzzy FDRange Postcode

`_fuzzy-match=true,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP

Non-Fuzzy All

Non-fuzzy search with all provided values.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
gender=male,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP,
history=true

Non-Fuzzy All (Postcode Wildcard)

Non-fuzzy search with all provided values, and postcode as wildcard.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
address-postalcode=WN*,
history=true

Non-Fuzzy GFD

Non-fuzzy search with given name, family name, and DOB.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
history=true

Non-Fuzzy GFD (Postcode)

Non-fuzzy search with given name, family name, DOB, and postcode.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=eq1960-06-09,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP,
history=true

Non-Fuzzy GFD Range

Non-fuzzy search with given name, family name, and DOB range 6 months either side of given date.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=ge1960-01-09&birthdate=le1960-07-09,
history=true

Non-Fuzzy GFD Range (Postcode)

Non-fuzzy search with given name, family name, DOB range 6 months either side of given date, and postcode.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=ge1960-01-09&birthdate=le1960-07-09,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP,
history=true

Non-Fuzzy GFD Range (Postcode Wildcard)

Non-fuzzy search with given name, family name, DOB range 6 months either side of given date, and postcode as wildcard.

_exact-match=false,
family=harley,
given=topper,
birthdate=ge1960-01-09&birthdate=le1960-07-09,
address-postalcode=WN4 9BP,
history=true