{"id":92612,"date":"2016-02-23T16:43:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T23:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=92612"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T22:45:52","slug":"geni-tips-resolve-conflicting-data-after-a-merge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/geni-tips-resolve-conflicting-data-after-a-merge-92612.html","title":{"rendered":"Geni Tips: Resolve Conflicting Data After a Merge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After spending time merging duplicates, it&#8217;s easy to forget to go back to resolve conflicting data on profiles. Data conflicts arise when two profiles are merged but some of the information on the profiles do not match. Instead of discarding the mismatched information, we allow you to review these conflicts and choose the best data to keep. The information you select will appear on the\u00a0individual&#8217;s\u00a0profile page.<\/p>\n<p>Below we&#8217;ll walk you through how to review and resolve conflicting data after a merge.<\/p>\n<p>Once a profile is merged,\u00a0you can review all\u00a0conflicting data that may need to be resolved. You can find all the\u00a0data conflicts in your tree by going to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/list\/matches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Merge Center<\/a> and selecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/list\/data_conflicts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Conflicts tab<\/a>. Or you can view the data conflicts for an individual profile by simply clicking on the &#8216;Actions&#8217; button and selecting &#8216;Resolve Conflicting Data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92613 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image1.png\" alt=\"Geni Tips: Resolve Conflicting Data After a Merge\" width=\"398\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image1.png 398w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image1-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will then be able to review\u00a0all the fields that hold conflicting information after the merge. Simply click on the data you want to keep on the profile and save.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92617 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image2-600x278.png\" alt=\"Geni Tips: Resolve Conflicting Data After a Merge\" width=\"600\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image2-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image2-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image2.png 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you are done, all the best information for the profile will appear on the main profile page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image-3.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92622 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image-3-600x365.png\" alt=\"Geni Tips: Resolve Conflicting Data After a Merge\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image-3-600x365.png 600w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image-3-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/image-3.png 994w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note<strong>:<\/strong> You must have permission to edit the profile in order to resolve conflicts. If you do not have permission to complete the task, a request will be sent to the profile manager to resolve the conflict on the profile with your suggestions on which data to keep.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your family tree clean and up-to-date by remembering to resolve the data conflicts on your family&#8217;s profiles! By doing so, we can all make sure that\u00a0the best information can always be found on every profile in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/worldfamilytree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geni&#8217;s World Family Tree<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending time merging duplicates, it&#8217;s easy to forget to go back to resolve conflicting data on profiles. Data conflicts arise when two profiles are merged but some of the information on the profiles do not match. Instead of discarding the mismatched information, we allow you to review these conflicts and choose the best data to keep. The information you select will appear on the\u00a0individual&#8217;s\u00a0profile page. 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