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Chapter 5: Compare, Merge and Clone Entities
As you work with entities, you may find similar or duplicate data. This chapter describes how to
compare, merge, and clone entities.
Entity Compare
The Entity Compare tool allows you to see the metadata records for two or more entities side by
side. This is useful when you are looking for similarity between entities or trying to find potential
duplicate entities. By looking at metadata side by side, you can see patterns such as two
different entities having the same driver’s license number or phone number.
Choose the Entities to Compare
To run Entity Compare, click [Entity Compare] from the Start Page.
Use the [Add Entity] button to add two or more entities for comparison.
This opens the standard Entity Picker form that uses the search features described in Viewing
Entity Information on page 20. Each entity you add appears in the Selected Entities area of the
form. You can use the [Clear Entity] button to remove the selected entity from the list, or the
[Clear All] button to remove all entities from the list and start the selection process over.
Comparison Results
After selecting the entities to compare, click the [OK] button. Sentinel Visualizer compares the
metadata values for the entities and displays the results in a grid.
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