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Matcher automatically classifies unmatched transactions by severity. Assignment, bulk operations, and dispatch are explicit API actions. Matcher does not automatically route or escalate exceptions.

Severity classification


Matcher classifies exceptions automatically from amount and age to support review prioritization. The amount is the absolute value of the transaction’s base amount, or of its amount when it has no base amount. For an aged open item, it is the absolute value of the open balance.

Default severity rules

Matcher caps exceptions with reason FEE_DATA_MISSING at MEDIUM, even when amount or age thresholds would otherwise classify them as HIGH or CRITICAL.

Assignment


Assignment is explicit. For an OPEN exception, the assignment API accepts one opaque assignee string and changes the exception to ASSIGNED.
Matcher has no user-group model and does not implement automatic assignment, round-robin routing, or least-loaded routing. If you use a user or group identifier, encode it in the assignee string and resolve its meaning in your own identity system.

SLA behavior


Matcher stores an SLA due date only when an inbound callback supplies dueAt. It does not derive a deadline from severity, emit automatic SLA warnings, escalate exceptions through an SLA workflow, or route them automatically. Dashboard aggregates can report compliance for those externally supplied due dates. Define and enforce the SLA policy in the external system that sends the callback.

Additional exception endpoints


Beyond the basic exception CRUD, Matcher provides endpoints for advanced exception workflows: Bulk assign, resolve, and dispatch accept 1–100 exception IDs. Matcher processes each ID independently, so expect partial success. Bulk assignment accepts a single assignee string, not a user or group object.

Dispatch and callbacks


Dispatch is caller-directed: each request names the target. Dispatch records an audit event but does not change the exception status.

Dispatch targets

When dispatching an exception, set the targetSystem field to the following value: Inbound callbacks are a separate token-authenticated, idempotent flow. A callback can set an exception to ASSIGNED when it includes an assignee, or to RESOLVED. Dispatch does not perform bidirectional synchronization.

Filtering by external system

When listing exceptions, the external_system query parameter returns the exceptions whose external system equals the value exactly. Only inbound callbacks set that value. Dispatch does not.

Queue summaries and observability


The exception list exposes queue-scoped summary counts. Dashboard aggregates expose SLA compliance counts for externally supplied due dates. Matcher does not expose routing-rule distribution or integration success and failure analytics. Use your external observability stack for those operational signals.

Best practices


Use the classified severity to prioritize review, and account for the FEE_DATA_MISSING cap at MEDIUM.
Pass a stable identifier in the opaque assignee string and resolve ownership in your identity system.
Define deadlines, warnings, and escalation in your workflow system because Matcher does not enforce them.
Treat bulk operations as independent per ID and handle partial success explicitly.
Protect callback tokens and use stable idempotency keys when external systems update exception status.

Next steps


Resolving exceptions

Resolve exceptions through the API or external systems.

Webhooks & callbacks

Advanced event delivery and callback handling.