Setting up Parameters for the Duplicate Entities Identification Background Process

You can set up parameters for the Duplicate Entities Identification background process.

 

For each entity type, you can run either of these scans when searching for potential duplicate entities:

  • Normal scan – Only checks recently created or updated entities for potential duplicates.

  • Deep scan – Checks all entities for potential duplicates. Deep scan is automatically used:

    • The first time you run the Duplicate Entities Identification background process

    • When you've changed the unique attributes for an entity type.

 

Two entities are considered potential duplicates if the unique attributes specified for the entity type are an exact match.

We recommend you use the normal scan when you run the Duplicate Entities Identification background process. If you use the deep scan, it's likely the background process won't finish scanning the entities of the selected entity types within the specified time. The background process will stop and then resume scanning at the last scanned entity when the next Start Time is reached.