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Where a change is made in a Contact record, the corresponding change will only be made on the Debtor record when the Synchronise with Debtor and/or Creditor is ticked.
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The Synchronise with Debtor and/or Creditor check box is a system setting that persists against the currently open contact form. If you have the check box ticked, then scroll forward to other contacts, the setting will continue to apply to any contact in the currently open form.
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