Duplicate detection jobs are used to find all duplicate records so that an administrator who understands the data can make an informed decision as to whether the record is a true duplicate. The administrator can merge and deactivate duplicate records.
Duplicate detection jobs are system jobs created by a wizard. Clicking on Duplicate detection jobs in the Power Platform admin center opens a new page showing the list of jobs already in the environment, as shown in the following screenshot:
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Clicking on New opens the wizard, as shown in the following screenshot:
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Clicking on the Next button reveals the next step in the wizard:
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On this page, you select the entity you wish to find duplicates for. You also select the records you want to check. You can use a view or add additional selection criteria. In the...