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.

• To publish a duplicate detection rule:
  1. In the Navigation Pane, click Settings, click Data Management, and then click Duplicate Detection Rules.
  2. Select any duplicate-detection rules 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.
  4. For more detailed status information, open the duplicate-detection rule, and then under Details click System Jobs.

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

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

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