Flag and merge duplicates so re-scanning someone doesn't clutter the list.
Re-scanning a contact you already have creates a duplicate record. Covve compares each newly scanned business card against your existing contacts, flags possible matches, and lets you merge fresh details into the original record instead of cluttering your database with two entries for the same person.
This guide walks you through reviewing flagged duplicates, deciding which fields to keep, and confirming that only genuinely new contacts are saved as separate records.
Show a cleaner, faster capture process with scan and database-health metrics.
Export contacts in a structured format to hand over cleanly.
Maintain a de-duplicated, complete, up-to-date contact database over time.
After scanning, let Covve check for duplicates.
Review any contact flagged as a possible duplicate.
Merge the new detail into the existing contact where it matches.
Keep genuinely new contacts separate.
Confirm no duplicates were saved.
You scan a card for [contact name] at [company]. Covve flags an existing contact with the same name. You review the flagged duplicate: - Existing: [contact name], [job title], [phone number] - New scan: [contact name], [different job title], [different phone number] You confirm it is the same person. You merge the new detail into the existing contact and save. The contact list now shows one record for [contact name] with the updated details.
Check each newly scanned contact against existing contacts, flag possible duplicates, and merge new details into the existing record rather than creating a duplicate.
Tag and group contacts by event, sector, or relationship so they can be found.
Capture a whole event's stack of cards together as structured contacts.