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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Find Duplicate Records for an Individual

Find Duplicate Records for an Individual

Enable the Duplicate Management functional area.
Opt in to Duplicate Management.
Configure match rules.
Security: These domains in the Duplicate Management functional area:
  • Set Up: Duplicate Management
  • Manage: Duplicate Records for a Person
You can search for duplicates of an individual person based on your configured match rules.
  1. Select
    Duplicate Management
    Find Duplicates
    from the related actions menu of a person's profile.
    View all potential duplicates for the person and merge or remove them.
  2. (Optional) Click
    Search for Person to Merge
    when the search results don't return a duplicate that you know exists.
    To find the duplicate record, select the person's country and enter other search criteria. Workday displays records based on your security permissions. You can view details of potential duplicates and any reasons Workday prevents the merge. When you find the particular duplicate, select the check box and click
    Merge
    .