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+---
+type: add
+issue: 6495
+title: "A new MdmSettings mode field was added (default value LINK_PROCESSING). When the MdmSettings mode is set to
+RULES mode, then MDM operations are disabled and no MDM processing occurs. This is useful if, for example,
+you want to use the Patient/$match operation without having the overhead of creating links and golden resources."