Publish or unpublish a duplicate-detection rule

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When you publish a duplicate-detection rule A rule that specifies criteria for identifying a record as a duplicate., a matchcode A code that is created for every record that a duplicate-detection rule might apply to, used as part of the process of detecting duplicates. is created for every record in the matching record type for that rule. Publishing occurs in the background as a system job.

1. In the Navigation Pane, click Settings, click Data Management, and then click Duplicate Detection Rules.
2. Select any duplicate-detection rules that you want to publish, and then on the Actions toolbar, click Publish, and then click OK.
3. To monitor the status of the duplicate-detection publishing system job, look at the value of the Status Reason column. For more detailed status information, open the duplicate-detection rule, and then under Related, click System Jobs.

   Use the commands on the Actions menu to cancel, resume, postpone, or pause the system job.

Note

To unpublish a rule, select the rule, and then on the Actions menu, click Unpublish.