OneMerge Create Matching Filter Items
The purpose of this article, OneMerge Matching Filter Items, is to provide step-by-step instructions for creating Matching Filter Items for a given Salesforce Object. Matching Filter Items define filter conditions to be applied to the records processed by OneMerge Matching Jobs.
Option 1 – Guided Setup
To create Matching Filter Items, follow these steps:
- From the OneMerge Application Home page, click Guided Setup in the footer.
- On the first screen select the Setup Action Manage Matching Filters (Enterprise Edition), and click the Next button (as shown below).
- The next screen will display any existing Matching Filters, select the Matching Filter and click Manage Filter Items, click the Next button.
- On the next screen, click Create New and click the Next Button.
- On the next screen, enter the Matching Filter Item details, click Continue and click the Next button.
- On the next screen, click Save and click the Next button.
- The next screen displays a validation table, click the Finish button.

Option 2 – Custom Metadata Types
- Open the Salesforce Setup menu.
- Select Custom Code>Custom Metatdata Types.
- Click the Manage Records Matching Filter Items link.
- Click the New button (the screen displayed should be as below).
- Enter the Matching Filter Item details and click on the Save button.
- Click the Save button.

Additional Information
- Matching Filter = Search for the Matching Filter this Filter Item relates to
- Label = The name of the Matching Filter Item
- Matching Filter Item Name = Automatically populated with the API name
- Is Active? = This needs ticking to become active
Field Information
- Field Name = The API name of the field
- Operator = Equals or Not Equals
- Field Value = This is the value of the referenced field
In this example we are going to setup a Matching Filter Item for Accounts that are not created today:
- Matching Filter = Standard Matching Filter for Accounts
- Label = Account Created Today
- Matching Filter Item Name = Account_Created_Today
- Is Active? = TRUE
- Field Name = CreatedDate
- Operator = NotEquals
- Field Value = Today
A Matching Filter Item has been setup and associated with the Matching Filter.
The following demo shows how to setup a Matching Filter Item.
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Article last reviewed: 2026-02-10