# MatchingConfig
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An object that contains configuration settings for the matching process in a rule-based matching workflow.

## Contents
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 ** enableTransitiveMatching **   <a name="API-Type-MatchingConfig-enableTransitiveMatching"></a>
Enables transitive matching for the rule-based matching workflow. When enabled, records that match through different rules are grouped together into the same match group.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/entityresolution-2018-05-10/MatchingConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/entityresolution-2018-05-10/MatchingConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/entityresolution-2018-05-10/MatchingConfig)