This screen is used to merge together two supplier records in RCS.
Merging records in this screen is generally done for one of two reasons:
to reflect an actual merger of, for example, two picture libraries, or
to combine the records of two supplier records that are identified as being duplicates of each other.
Merging two records
On the left hand side of the screen run a query or click on List to identify the first contributor, then on the right hand side find the second record that is to be merged.
To copy data from one record over to the other prior to the merge, double click on the field that contains the data and the details will be copied over to the other record i.e. on the opposite side of the screen. (For the street address field this will need to be manually copied and pasted, as double click opens a bigger window for that data.)
With both records highlighted click on one of the arrow keys under the Merge button, depending on which record is to be deleted and which is to be retained. Clicking on >> will delete the record on the left hand side of the screen and move any commissions, contracts, and payments etc over to the record on the right hand side. Clicking on << button does the reverse, right to left.
If the record that is deleted/merged has been sent to AP already then this merge process triggers an email to Accounts Payable informing them of the merge and requesting they perform the same merge process on the Oracle AP system.