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Standard Account Duplicate Rule

Standard Account Duplicate Rule

The standard account duplicate rule defines what happens when a user views an account with duplicates or starts to create a duplicate account. It’s activated by default.

Rule Details

Field Value
Rule Name Standard Account Duplicate Rule
Description Handle accounts that duplicate other accounts.
Object Account
Default Record-Level Security Setting Enforce Sharing Rules

Actions

An action specifies what happens when a user starts creating a duplicate record.

Field Value
Default Action On Create Allow: The user is alerted but allowed to create the record.
Default Action On Edit Allow: You can generate a report of duplicates created when this rule runs.
Customizable Alert Text Use one of these records?

Matching Rules Included in This Duplicate Rule

Field Value
Matching Rule Standard Account Matching Rule
Description Match accounts that duplicate other accounts.
Default Field Mapping Mapping Selected
 
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