How RecConnect Match Options Work in RecTrac 3.1
Problem
What are the Match Options on RecConnect reports for and how do they work?
Solution
The Match Option field is found on the Report Options screen of all RecConnect Reports in RecTrac 3.1. Your Match Option selection determines the number of times a family member or household will be listed on the RecConnect Results DataGrid upon running a RecConnect Report.
Note: Match Options appear on selected RecConnect Reports in RecTrac 10.3 and on selected Labels and Letters Reports in RecTrac 10.2 and previous. The functionality is exactly the same as described below.
Match Options on RecConnect Reports works as follows:
All Matches - The report will list everyone it finds every time it finds a match. If a household has a family member or family members that meet the report criteria multiple times, that household's family members will be listed each time a record is found. For Example: The Lane household has two daughters (Penny and Lois). Penny and Lois both meet the report criteria twice. Penny and Lois both will be listed twice (2x) on the RecConnect Results DataGrid for a total of four (4) entries.
Unique Household - The report will list each household it finds once only regardless of how many matches the report finds for members in the household. If a household meets the search criteria more than once, only the first record found for that household will be listed. For Example: The Lane household has two daughters (Penny and Lois). Penny and Lois both meet the report criteria twice. The Lane household will be listed once (1x) on the RecConnect Results DataGrid. The single name listed will be whichever matching record was found first.
Unique Family Member - The report will list each applicable family member once only regardless of how many matches the report finds for a single family member. If a family member meets the report criteria multiple times, that member will be listed once. For Example: The Lane household has two daughters (Penny and Lois). Penny and Lois both meet the report criteria twice. Penny and Lois both will be listed once (1x) on the RecTrac RecConnect Options browser. The record that displays for each family member will be the record the report found first.