# ConflictResolution
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How the auto-merging process should resolve conflicts between different profiles.

## Contents
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 ** ConflictResolvingModel **   <a name="connect-Type-connect-customer-profiles_ConflictResolution-ConflictResolvingModel"></a>
How the auto-merging process should resolve conflicts between different profiles.  
+  `RECENCY`: Uses the data that was most recently updated.
+  `SOURCE`: Uses the data from a specific source. For example, if a company has been aquired or two departments have merged, data from the specified source is used. If two duplicate profiles are from the same source, then `RECENCY` is used again.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `RECENCY | SOURCE`   
Required: Yes

 ** SourceName **   <a name="connect-Type-connect-customer-profiles_ConflictResolution-SourceName"></a>
The `ObjectType` name that is used to resolve profile merging conflicts when choosing `SOURCE` as the `ConflictResolvingModel`.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/customer-profiles-2020-08-15/ConflictResolution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/customer-profiles-2020-08-15/ConflictResolution) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/customer-profiles-2020-08-15/ConflictResolution)