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Duplicates on Initial Sync

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csjoseph

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Jan 2, 2001
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We use Act with a main DB here in the office and we have multiple sales users in the field that sync with me via email.

Problem:

When we get a new contact I have to do an initial sync. During a sync Act looks at any duplicates and merges them. That is a problem. We have some records that are duplicates and should be duplicates. I have tried unchecking the Duplicate Checking box in the field defitions but that did not work.

Any ideas?

Chris
LAN Administrator
 
Chris,

You may want to take the emailed contact information and put it into a comma delimited format and import it into the database to avoid the duplicate contact problem Chuck

 
That would screw up the original sync I believe. Chris
LAN Administrator
cjoseph@hdii.com
Liberate your mind
 
Yes, I believe you are correct! But, it would get those contacts in :) Chuck

 
Your right, but accurate and uncorrupted data synchronization are the first priority. Chris
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cjoseph@hdii.com
Liberate your mind
 
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