Guided Tours in Babel Street Match: Learn Name Matching with Ease

Ever started learning a new software tool for the first time, only to realize you have no idea where to start? This phenomenon goes by many names — decision paralysis, deer-in-the-headlights syndrome — we’ve all been there. It’s a harsh reality of software design that the most versatile systems also tend to be more complex, and therefore harder to learn. Even though the online user guide for Babel Street Match covers every feature in detail (and I should know; I wrote the thing), sometimes it’s more helpful to have an assistant that can directly point out features of the interface, explain what you’re seeing, and suggest where to go next. The Babel Street team has been hard at work on a solution that does just that — and is now thrilled to announce guided tours!

The guided tours in Babel Street Match are incredibly straightforward — simply select a topic and they will lead you through the different pages of the interface, highlighting areas that are relevant and providing information about what they are and how they work. While the guided tour can navigate various pages of the interface, it won’t make any changes to your indices or configurations.

Here are just a few things you can learn by taking the guided tours:

• What’s the difference between a single search and a batch search?
• What are the components that determine a match score between two dates?
• How is a parameter configuration different from a parameter profile?
• What benefits do overrides and stop words provide?
• How can I adjust parameters for a specific language pair?

Some of the guided tour text boxes link to videos which explain certain features in more detail. These videos are just the beginning of a new initiative to make Babel Street Match even easier to understand and engage with by distilling complex concepts into short, task-oriented presentations. Check out this playlist on our YouTube channel to see the current lineup!

Our guided tours launched alongside the release of the free trial version of Babel Steet Match. Once you’ve downloaded and installed the trial software, you can launch a guided tour at any time by selecting the lightbulb icon in the lower-left section of the screen and then selecting a topic. In less than half an hour, you’ll confidently understand how Babel Street Match can transform your unique name matching needs.

So, what are you waiting for? Take a break, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and let our new guided tours show you what Match has to offer. Sign up for your free trial today!