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When you select record(s) and click Normalize, the following steps are performed:

1.  One of the records of the group is selected for retention in the Master Catalog and all other records (if any) are archived and removed from the Master Catalog.

2.  The spelling of the retained record is updated via the update fields.  If anything changed, it is logged to the change log.

3.  All asset records that previously pointed to Master Catalog entries that were archived as part of step 1 are updated to point to the retained Master Catalog record.

4.  All participating asset records will have their Type, Manufacturer, Product Description, and Model fields updated to the spellings contained in the update fields. Note that changes will not be logged for these updates.

5.  A record is logged to the job log.