https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/Selecting-the-best-record-surviving-record-after-clustering-step/m-p/274567#M7676 <P>After the data clustering is finished, how can I define the logic that will give me only one (the best) matching result?<BR />Is it by using 'Survival Identification' node? Or do I need to do something else? What is the usual procedure in this case?</P><P>Please&nbsp;send me detailed explanation.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you!</P> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:56:29 GMT Cyclist 2016-06-02T08:56:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/Selecting-the-best-record-surviving-record-after-clustering-step/m-p/274567#M7676 <P>After the data clustering is finished, how can I define the logic that will give me only one (the best) matching result?<BR />Is it by using 'Survival Identification' node? Or do I need to do something else? What is the usual procedure in this case?</P><P>Please&nbsp;send me detailed explanation.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you!</P> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:56:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/Selecting-the-best-record-surviving-record-after-clustering-step/m-p/274567#M7676 Cyclist 2016-06-02T08:56:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/Selecting-the-best-record-surviving-record-after-clustering-step/m-p/274917#M7689 <P>That's where the Surviving Record Identification node is used. With it you build business rules that describe how you want that best record to be composed for each cluster of matching records. The documentation explains how the node works.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Ron</P> Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:40:20 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Management/Selecting-the-best-record-surviving-record-after-clustering-step/m-p/274917#M7689 RonAgresta 2016-06-03T11:40:20Z