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Posted on by kristien 17

Hi,

I try to use the duplicate search string for contacts,but i don't get any results although there are doubles in the contacts. Is this working in the online version? If so, can someone explain how to make it work?

Both options in Marketing Setup (Maintain Dupl. Search string and Autosearch for Duplicates ) or on.

Thx

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    Marco Mels Profile Picture
    Marco Mels on at

    Hello,

    Please do have a look here as a start:

    docs.microsoft.com/.../marketing-setup-contacts

    Thanks.

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    kristien 17 on at

    Hi Marco,

    In the documentation there is not mentioned where you can actually setup the duplicate search string conditions but now I found it on the Marketing Setup Page : Navigate > Setup > Duplicate Search String Setup

    Tx.

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    Marco Mels Profile Picture
    Marco Mels on at

    Hello,

    Thank you for sharing final answer.

    Thanks!

  • VVlasov Profile Picture
    VVlasov 10 on at

    Hello,

    Thank you for the reply. However I am trying to run duplicate search on contacts type "Person" and for some reason they do not appear in the search string.

    Is it possible that this function is only relevant for contacts type "Company"?

    Regards,

    Vasil

  • Ewon Tan Profile Picture
    Ewon Tan 83 on at

    hi Vasil, do you able to setup for the contact type as "Company".

    I did try out but still not successful. Mind to share the setting?

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    Community member 2 on at
    This function is specifically designed for contacts of the type "Company" and does not apply to contacts of the type "Person". The criteria cannot be modified as it is hardcoded.

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