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020package ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.api;
021
022public enum MdmModeEnum {
023        /**
024         * Normal MDM processing that creates Golden Resources and maintains links
025         */
026        MATCH_AND_LINK,
027        /**
028         * in MATCH_ONLY mode, MDM operations are disabled and no MDM processing occurs. This is useful if, for example,
029         * you want to use the Patient/$match operation without having the overhead of creating links and golden resources.
030         */
031        MATCH_ONLY
032
033        // TODO KHS possible future mode MATCH_AND_MERGE where incoming matched resources have their data merged into the
034        // golden resource and then deleted with all references updated to point to the golden resource
035}