Salesforce — Duplicate Identities

Example warning

Duplicate Salesforce records: 00Q5f00000BA56pEAZ, 00Q5f00000AAvb4AB

Warning description

This warning happens when Polytomic receives multiple records for a single identity value during an update-only sync. This happens when Polytomic looks up a single record for update, but Salesforce returns multiple records for a single identity value. This is different from the Duplicate Identities warning, which indicates the source is producing duplicate records.

For example, consider an update-only sync:

Source System

Phone (Identity Value)First NameLast Name
111-222-3333JohnDoe

Salesforce (Destination)

Phone (Identity Value)First NameLast NameSalesforce Record ID
111-222-3333JohnDoe00Q5f00000BA56pEAZ
111-222-3333RichardRoe00Q5f00000AAvb4AB

Polytomic will attempt to update both of these records, which is often an unexpected operation.

Warning symptoms

  • Records have unexpected values