Overview
- Review an individual and see if there are potential duplicates that should be merged
- Merge two records you believe are duplicates
- Review a report across the entire database of potential duplicates
How to use Duplicate Person MergeSystem Suggested Duplicates
- Go to Global Duplicates Tab
- Select Match method
- Use Find Duplicates button to find all possible duplicates
- Double click to select a record - it will populate to the form with the "Merge To" record
- Click on Merge Tab - double click on possible duplicate in list (the "Merge From" record)
- Will populate the Differences Form
- Review the Current Value fields (as these will be the retained fields) use arrow under exclamation mark to copy from old value to current value
- Once ready - navigate to Merge Tab
- Right click on the record
- Merge from this person - to have this record disappear into the merge
- Merge or Inherit Profile from this person - will inherit any Simple Profile Type from this person as well
- Person Properties takes you to the Person to review
- Swap with Primary will enable this to become the "Merge To" rather than the "Merge From" This will complete the merge
Manual Suggested Duplicates
- Search for a person - note Advanced search enables searching across: Searchcode, Fname, LName, Email, Company, Street, Phone Number
- Enter code for duplicate in Manually found duplicate not working
- Continue as above
General Tab
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Advanced Contact Tab
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Profile Tab
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Merge Tab
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Differences Tab
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Merging duplicates requires the secure feature Secure Features#CanMergeBusinessEntities Host Company > Host Company Profile Settings > flag "Enforce Duplicate Check on New Entries" - will enforce a duplicate check prior to saving new entries |
Find Possible Duplicates
Rating = confidence of duplicate (1 is very high expectation as many matching items)
Double click to Select one - view details
View possible duplicates > Merge Tab - Right click on any possible duplicate
View differences between your selected one and a possible duplicate
Shows differences across the different fields once two records are being compared in columns
- Field - field being compared
- Old Value - from the "Merge from" record
- Current Value (value that will be retained after the merge) - from the "Merge to" record Select the differences to be changed by
- clicking on RHS under ! to populate from old to current
- Typing Type directly into the Current fields
Global Duplicates
will create a field if you would like to change the surviving value
Merge (from the list of possible duplicates
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