Enhanced Duplicate Matching Options with Extended Character Range and Word-Based Matching

In Insycle's Merge Duplicates module, you can now use additional Match Parts options under Step 1: Find Duplicates to identify duplicates with greater precision.

Extended Character Range: The First and Last Match Parts options now support matching 3–12 characters, giving you more flexible control when identifying duplicates based on partial field values.

New Word-Based Matching: You can now match on the First word or Last word in a field, making it easier to find duplicates when key identifying information appears at the beginning or end of field values.

These enhancements are particularly valuable when merging duplicates based on phone numbers. Phone numbers often contain exactly 10 digits, and duplicates may differ by just a single character—such as when one record includes a country code, and another does not.

For example, if you have contact records with phone numbers formatted as "+1 (555) 123-4567" and "(555) 123-4567," you can now use the Last 10 Characters Match Parts option to match on the core 10-digit phone number, ignoring the country code prefix. Use this in combination with the Ignored Symbols and Ignored Whitespace options to identify true duplicates even when formatting varies across records.

Learn more about using Match Parts options to find duplicates.