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mikem

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Using profiles to prevent duplicate contacts
January 31, 2014, 06:27:07 am
I am trying to use profiles to prevent duplicate contacts but i am unable to determine which de-dupe rule it is looking at. Under the info tab on the profile de-dupe option it says
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In all cases, the check for an existing matching contact uses the default "Individual Strict Duplicate Matching Rule"

There are no "strict" dupe rules available - only general, supervised and unsupervised.

Any thoughts?

KilakwaBT

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Re: Using profiles to prevent duplicate contacts
January 31, 2014, 07:08:25 am
The unsupervised rule is the one that will be used. Particularly with front end forms. The default matches email only. You can create a more complex rule and mark it as unsupervised and it will take the place of the default rule.

Hope this helps...

BT

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Re: Using profiles to prevent duplicate contacts
February 04, 2014, 06:12:26 am
that helped out a lot!! thanks!!!!
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