# Duplicate Review {#duplicate-review}


The Duplicate Review dashboard helps you identify and resolve potential duplicate responses collected in your surveys.


## When to Use It {#when-to-use-it}
- When duplicate detection flags responses that may be the same submission
- When you need to merge duplicate responses or decide to keep both
- When you want to review duplicates by survey, status, or confidence


## How to Access This Page {#how-to-access-this-page}



### Navigation path from the main app {#navigation-path-from-the-main-app}
1. Log in to the application
2. From the sidebar, navigate to **Data → Duplicate Review**
3. Or, directly navigate to `/duplicates` in your browser


### Permissions or prerequisites {#permissions-or-prerequisites}
- You must be logged in to access this page
- You need appropriate permissions (typically `submission:view` or full access)


## Page Layout {#page-layout}


The page shows a table of duplicate groups with filters at the top:


### Filters {#filters}
- **Survey**: Filter by a specific form, or show all forms
- **Status**: Filter by Flagged, Merged, Discarded, or Kept Both
- **Min confidence**: Set a minimum confidence score to filter groups
- **From date / To date**: Filter by when the duplicate group was created


### Duplicate Groups Table {#duplicate-groups-table}
Each row shows:
- **Primary Response**: The main response in the group
- **Duplicate Response**: The potential duplicate
- **Confidence**: Confidence score for the match
- **Survey**: The form the responses belong to
- **Created**: When the group was created
- **Status**: Current status of the group
- **Actions**: Options to change status or merge


## Step-by-Step Tasks {#step-by-step-tasks}



### Review Duplicate Groups {#review-duplicate-groups}
1. Use the filters to narrow down the groups you want to review
2. Look at the Primary and Duplicate responses and their confidence scores
3. Click the action menu for a group to review or take action


### Change Group Status {#change-group-status}
1. Find the duplicate group in the table
2. Use the status dropdown/action to set status to **Merged**, **Discarded**, or **Kept Both**
3. The status will update and the group will reflect the new state


### Merge Duplicate Responses {#merge-duplicate-responses}
1. Find a flagged duplicate group
2. Click **Merge** (or the merge action) for that group
3. In the merge wizard, review the two responses side by side
4. Choose which values to keep from each response
5. Complete the merge to combine them into one response


## Tips & Notes {#tips--notes}
- Start by reviewing groups with higher confidence scores first
- Use the date filters to focus on recent duplicates
- Merging combines responses according to your choices in the merge wizard