I know that I have set filters in ACT! to alert me on duplicates. But now, I see there are many duplicates in my ACT! database that seemed to have mutely grown over a period of time. How do I get rid of these duplicates?
Duplicate records are normally created in a database through many ways. It can happen when you
1. Import contacts from multiple sources such as online directories, 3rd party lists, etc.
2. Import contacts from other legacy databases.
3. Enter contacts manually.
Now, before you know, your database would have grown big and so also the minor variations in duplicates, which have escaped your regular duplicate filters that you may have set. Some of these variations are
- Spelling/Typo errors (Evan Wistar = Ewan Wystar)
- Company Abbreviations (HP = Hewlett Packard Inc.)
- Common Nicknames (Dr Robert Hicks = Bob Hicks)
- Mis-mapped fields while importing (First Name = Last name; Last name = First Name)
- Same contact having different addresses and many more...
eGrabber DupChecker provides you an easy way to find all such subtle variations of duplicates that generally go unnoticed in your database. It also automatically groups duplicates for merging and de-duping.
After importing any list into ACT!, run DupChecker on your database. The patent pending "fuzzy logic technology" built into DupChecker lists all potential duplicates in your ACT! at one go. It also allows you to do an auto merge of all the duplicates.
Works With :
- ACT!™ 2009
- ACT!™ 2008
- ACT!™ 2007 - All Versions
- ACT!™ 2006 - 8.0.2.81 / 8.0.2.82
