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Compare strings

Measures the similarity between two strings and provides edit distance score next to match percentage. You can choose the algorithm to use for comparing strings.

Supported algorithms:

  • Damerau-Levenshtein distance
  • Hamming distance
  • Jaro distance
  • Levenshtein distance
  • Longest common subsequence (LCS)

Add the step​

To add the Compare strings step to your flow, do this:

  1. In the Signicat Dashboard, navigate to Products > Signicat Mint.
  2. Open your flow.
  3. In the Builder UI, select the plus icon (+). Then, select Step.
  4. In the "Steps" menu on the left, select Compare strings.

Now, configure the attributes as explained below.

Data properties​

When you add this step in your workflow, you need to configure its attributes. The tables below describe each attribute and its properties.

Input

Output

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