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====== Automatic Merge / Removing Duplicates ======

//This feature is available from v1.0.96 onwards.//

The [[pergamonmu:lookup:how:merge_items|Merge Lookup Items]] system is designed for the occasional merging of items in the Lookup Items list (e.g. duplicate keywords, misspelled keywords, similarities which need rationalising). On occasion however, it may be necessary to perform a larger scale rationalising of your lookup manager items, especially after a large amount of data entry or electronic import from third parties. It is for this reason, that the automatic system has been added.

In order to search for, identify and merge groups of **duplicate** items in a repetitive, automated manner:

  - Open the [**Lookup Manager**], then the lookup group in the left hand-list.\\ \\
  - Select the first value (not the group name) in the list, or otherwise the value from which you want to begin searching.\\ \\
  - Select [**Info**] > [**Find Next Duplicate**] {{ :pergamonmu:lookup:how:general-find-duplicates-menu.jpeg?direct&100|Find Next Duplicate Menu}} \\ \\
  - The system will search through the current lookup values in the current group, starting at your current selection. When one or more duplicates are identified, all duplicates are 'checked' within the list.\\ \\
  - A popup-menu is displayed similar to the sub-menu of [**Merge Items Into...**] allowing you to select the item which you wish all other values to be merged into. Select the item in the menu that want to **remain**. {{ :pergamonmu:lookup:how:general-find-duplicates-merge.jpeg?direct&100|Find Next Duplicate Merge}}\\ \\
  - A confirmation will be displayed asking to confirm the merge - once merged, there is no way to recover the other values removed.\\ \\
  - The [**Find Next Duplicate**] will execute again automatically, identifying the next group of duplicates in the list.\\ \\
  - At the point at which you wish to stop, simply press [**Escape**] on the keyboard, to otherwise click anywhere with the mouse **other** than on a value lookup value in the menu presented.\\ \\

Tip: It is more efficient to use the mouse to click the required lookup value to merge from the menu, but press the [**Return**] key to acknowledge the merge confirmation in order to reduce mouse movements.


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