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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Unmerge Operations

Reference: Unmerge Operations

This table illustrates how Workday unmerges data from a previously merged record using these operations.
Operation
Behavior
Add Back Pre-Merge Values, Remove Source Instances from Target
Add back any values that were removed from the target in/on/during the merge. Keep any values added to the target after the merge. Values brought from the source as part of the merge remain.
Add Pre-Merge Values and Leave Other Changes
Remove merged source values from the target and add them back to the source. Add any removed values from before the merge back to the targe. Keep any values added to the target after the merge.
Add Pre-Merge Values and Remove Source Values
Workday returns the source and the target to their original states.
Add Source Back
Workday returns the source and the target to their original states. If you made changes after the merge, keep the updated values on the target.
Custom Processing
Unmerge based on the behavior of the data.
Keep As Is
Don't change the source or target at the time of the unmerge.
Leave As Is
Workday returns the source and the target to their original states. If you made changes after the merge, Workday keeps the updated values on the target.
Remove Source Values
Return the source and the target to their original states. If you made changes after the merge, keep the updated values on the target.
Revert to Pre-Merge Value
Set the target value back to what it was before the merge.