Merging Duplicate Records

If you have selected the Intelligent Merge of Duplicates option, you can also determine how existing data will be merged. As shown on the screen below, merging can be initiated by pressing specific options/buttons in the Deduplication Applet (Popup or Embedded).

Note: To close the Deduplication popup applet, click on the Close button located in the upper left of the applet. Do not close the applet using the X button in the upper right corner of the applet because it will not reset the values of profile attributes used in processing the record.

For data merging you have the following configuration options:

Table 1. Data Merging Options
Option	Description
Merge Selected Duplicate into Current	This option merges the duplicate records with the current record shown in the Deduplication applet. When using this option, you must select the duplicate records in the Deduplication applet. The Sequence field can be used to determine the order of which the selected duplicates will be merged. If there is no sequence number, the order will be determined by the survivorship date criterion in the Options Manager. If Survivorship Status Criterion is set to Enable, the status of the duplicate records will be checked against the surviving record. For more information, see Configuring Data Deduplication. The current record will be the surviving record after a successful merge.
Merge Current into Selected Duplicate	This option merges the current record with the duplicate record shown in the Deduplication applet. When using this option, you must select the duplicate record in the Deduplication Applet. If Survivorship Status Criterion is set to Enable, the status of the duplicate records will be checked against the surviving record. For more information, see Configuring Data Deduplication. The duplicate record will be the surviving record after a successful Merge.
Delete Current Record and go to Selected Duplicate	This option deletes the current record as shown in the Deduplication applet. When using this option, you must select the duplicate record in the Deduplication applet. The duplicate record will be the surviving record after a successful deletion.