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title: "Duplicate Check"
slug: "duplicate-check"
updated: 2024-01-30T16:28:19Z
published: 2024-01-30T16:28:19Z
canonical: "wiki.cobblestonesoftware.com/duplicate-check"
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# Duplicate Check

### **Duplicate Check**

**Field Manager: Duplicate Check/ Unique Value Fields**

When creating a new record, fields marked as unique are checked. If values match with existing records, the application prompts the user accordingly. This function helps to avoid unnecessary duplication of records.

**Setting a field as unique at the field level**

1. Click **Manage/Setup**

2. Click **Field Manager**

3. Click **Manage Fields**

**![Location of Manage Fields](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/1(272).png)**

4. Select the desired field (edit)

5.Set **Mark as Unique** to Yes.

![Set Mark as Unique to Yes](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/2(204).png)

6. Click **Save**.

**Configure Fields to Mark as Unique by Type**

1. Click **Manage/Setup**

2. Click **Field Manager**

3. Click **Fields by Type**

4. Select **Type**

5. Configure fields to mark as a unique value

![Manage/Assign Fields by Type](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/3(152).png)

From **Manage/Assign Fields by Type**, select or deselect the mark as unique option as desired

**Note:** Items are marked or not marked as set by default in the **Add New Field** page **or Manage/Edit Field** page for that field

**Duplicate Check In Action**

If an exact match is found, the following warning message will display.

![Warning Message for exact match found](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/4(112).png)

Enter a unique value and continue.