Merging a few duplicates - question.

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Merging a few duplicates and noticed the counter at the bottom. Whenever I click merge both of the numbers change. Example 109 of 217 becomes 110 of 218.

Seems to me that the second number should be constant or am I missing something.

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  1. James GreenMay 4, 2015 at 6:06 AM

    That seems to imply that behind the hood a merge actually creates a new record with combined data and inactivates both old records.  Just a guess though.

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  2. Ed AllardMay 4, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    Try compacting your database under File -- Maintenance. It should remove the unused records. Then do a merge and see if that second number has changed. But it's really all under the hood as +James Green has said and do James Green t your RINs or parts that you work with.

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  3. JL BeekenMay 4, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    Yes, sometimes merging one set creates possibilities of new others. I see that all the time when I'm merging.

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