Resolving Duplicate Leads Found During Import

When importing leads, you can look for other leads or contacts that exist in the database. Use this view to manually import or merge the duplicate records.

To search for matching records

1. Open the Lead Import History Detail view, and click the Duplicates tab.
2. Click Resolve next to the lead you want to re-import or merge.
3. Next to Type, select which types of records to search.
4. Under Match Filters, select the filter check boxes that you want to apply.
5. Select one of the following Options:

• Match all selected filters - A record is a duplicate, only if it matches all of the selected filters.
• Match any of the selected filters - A record is a duplicate, if it matches any of the selected filters.

6. To perform an Advanced Search click Advanced Options.
7. Click Update Potential Matches.
8. Do one of the following:
9. Merge the lead with a matching contact
   1. In the Matched Contact/Lead Records grid, click Merge next to the record you want to merge with.
   2. Complete the steps for merging records.
10. Manually import the lead
    • Click Insert Lead.
11. Click Cancel to leave the lead as a duplicate.

Related Topics

Leads Overview