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When I submit a City and Business Directory Batch, the program subtracts some of the entries.

kristileeheywood1
kristileeheywood1 ✭
September 13, 2021 edited August 20, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

I've noticed that when I push submit of a City and Business Directory batch, the total number of entries goes down. Sometimes it is as much as 30 less. What is the program doing? Are they duplicate names that it automatically deletes?

Thanks,

Kristi

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    September 13, 2021 Answer ✓

    Yes, this is what the program does. It deletes duplicate entries that are in sequence. Even though we are not supposed to index duplicate names, it will not delete those that might have a line or two between them.

    For instance, in this sequence, the second John Smith will be deleted. The 5th John Smith will not be deleted, even though it should not have been indexed.

    John Smith

    John Smith

    John A. Smith

    John B. Smith

    John Smith

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  • Mirevo
    Mirevo ✭✭✭✭
    September 13, 2021 Answer ✓

    Yes, Melissa is correct.

    The program automatically deletes identical continuous entries.

    Your work of time and diligence to index these records accurately is very much appreciated. Thanks for your help.

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  • Mirevo
    Mirevo ✭✭✭✭
    September 13, 2021

    We need to see what you are seeing, please report the problem with the the name of the project and its batch code of the project you noticed this is happening.

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  • kristileeheywood1
    kristileeheywood1 ✭
    September 13, 2021

    Thanks Melissa! I wondered if that was what was happening. The instructions do say clearly only to type a name one time. I'm glad the program catches what I missed.

    Thank you!

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