When importing contacts from First Thursday into your Artlogic database, it’s important to check for and resolve any duplicates. This article walks you through two ways to handle that — either during the import process or afterwards using Artlogic's built-in tools.
🧭 Option 1: Deduplicate during import
Go to your Artlogic database
Navigate to Contacts in the top menu
Click Import
Upload your processed Excel file from First Thursday
Click Import Data
Artlogic will scan your file and check for duplicate records.
If duplicates are found, a pop-up will appear that says:
Duplicates detected
It appears this spreadsheet contains records that already exist in your Artlogic database. How would you like to proceed?
Click View Duplicates
A list of duplicate contacts will appear. For each one:
Open both versions of the contact
Copy across any relevant information you want to retain
Delete the version you no longer need
Once done, return to the Import screen
Click Import Data again — you should now be able to proceed without issue
🛠 Option 2: Import everything and deduplicate later
Go through the normal Import process
When prompted, choose Import All
This will import your file including any duplicates
Afterwards, go to Contacts in the menu
Click Tools > Resolve Duplicates
Artlogic will show any pairs of duplicate contacts
For each one:
Open both copies
Copy across any relevant data
Delete one version so that only a single contact record remains
✅ Best practice
We recommend resolving duplicates at the time of import to save time and avoid clutter. However, the Resolve Duplicates tool is always available if you need to clean things up later.