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description: The standard person account duplicate rule defines what happens when a user views a person account with duplicates or starts to create a duplicate person account. To use this rule, enable person accounts, and then activate the standard person account matching and duplicate rules in Setup.
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# Standard Person Account Duplicate Rule

The standard person account duplicate rule defines what happens when a user views a person account with duplicates or starts to create a duplicate person account. To use this rule, enable person accounts, and then activate the standard person account matching and duplicate rules in Setup.

## Duplicate Rule

 
| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rule Name | Standard Person Account Duplicate Rule |
| Description | Handle person accounts that duplicate other person accounts. |
| Object | Person Account |
| Default Record-Level Security Setting | Enforce Sharing Rules |

## Actions

Action options specify what happens when a user starts creating a duplicate record.

 
| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Default Action On Create | Allow: The user is alerted but allowed to create the record. |
| Default Action On Edit | Allow: You can generate a report of duplicates created when this rule runs. |
| Customizable Alert Text | Use one of these records? |

## Matching Rules

This duplicate rule is based on the following matching rule.

 
| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Matching Rule | Standard Person Account Matching Rule |
| Default Field Mapping | Mapping Selected |

#### See Also

- [Enable Person Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.account_person_enable.htm&type=5&language=en_US)