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Merging Records Using MergeRecord Activity| 217Merging Records Using MergeRecord ActivityThe MergeRecord activity accepts the output of the MatchRecord activity, andthen merges the source record with the target record. The source record refers to anew record and the target record refers to an existing record.Mutation of RecordsIf PRODUCTID or EXTN is specified in the rulebase, record is mutated based on theAllow Merge constraint. For more information on mutation, refer to theModifying Records section of the TIBCO MDM User’s Guide.Condition for MutationMutation is possible if a record with the same ID and EXTN does not exist in arepository.MergeRecord Activity ModesThe MergeRecord activity works in the following three modes:• Bulk• InDocument• LegacyBulk ModeThe Bulk mode allows you to merge multiple records. For example, you haveimported 100 records and found a match for 50 source records. The work itemsare generated for 50 matched source records provided the MatchRecordApprovalBusiness Process Rule is set. For more details on merging records using workitems, refer to Working with Work Item on page 221.During the merge process, the ReferenceStepID of the MergeRecord activity ismapped to the out parameter MatchRecordProcessLogID of the MatchRecordactivity.InDocument ModeInDocument refers to the MLXML document that contains the source record to bemerged with the target record. The InDocument mode allows a single recordmerge, relationship merge, and hierarchy merge. For example, you have added anew record through UI or the JMS message. You can verify whether this newTIBCO MDM Customization Guide