Review de-duplication tasks \(manual\)

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read t_ResolveDeDuplicationTask.md
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Review details of de-duplication tasks which remediate duplicate CIs, and then potentially process a de-duplication task.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmdb_editor or itil to view, and sn_cmdb_admin, itil_admin, or cmdb_dedup_admin to remediate a de-duplication task.

About this task

Alternatively, you can use de-duplication capabilities in CMDB Workspace. Use the De-duplication dashboard and the De-duplication Template Library to:

  • Review de-duplication tasks
  • Process de-duplication tasks in bulk by using de-duplication templates
  • Gain insights into de-duplication counts and status in your organization

For more information, see CI de-duplication experience in CMDB Workspace.

If a duplicate CI is a dependent CI, then you can view the details of the dependent relationship, the Depend on CI, and any relation qualifier chain. If the dependent CI has a lookup table, then you can see the details of the respective lookup table.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Configuration > Identification/Reconciliation > De-duplication Tasks.

  2. Select a task.

Field

Description

Number

Unique task number.

Assigned to

Person who is responsible for resolving the task.

Short description

Description for the task.

Work notes

Details describing how the CI was identified as a duplicate.

Note: Not available in de-duplication tasks that were created prior to the London release.

This field also contains user notes about the decisions and steps of resolving the task.

Priority

Task priority.

State

State of the de-duplication task as it progresses through resolution.

3. In the related lists section, click the **Duplicate Audit Results** tab to see the list of duplicate CIs in this task. You can click a CI to display more CI details.

Column

Description

Duplicate CI

Reference to the duplicate CI. Note: This field is a document ID type, which means that it can reference any record on any table. If the referenced CI is deleted as part of resolving duplicate tasks, then this field is empty.

Relationship

For a duplicate CI that is a dependent CI, this field shows the relationship between the duplicate CI and depend on CI.

Depend on CI

If the duplicate CI is a dependent CI, then this field displays the depend on CI.

Discovery source

Discovery method used for the CI.

## What to do next

Analyze de-duplication tasks to determine which CIs should remain active and which of the duplicate CIs in the Duplicate Audit Results lists are stale or incorrect. Select Remediate to remediate a single de-duplication task.

Parent Topic:Duplicate CIs remediation

Related topics

Relation qualifier

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