Explanation: In Salesforce, Person Accounts are designed to represent individual customers rather than businesses. When it comes to managing duplicates, Person Accounts can only be merged with other Person Accounts. This is because Person Accounts have a unique structure that combines attributes of both Accounts and Contacts into a single record, making them incompatible for merging with standard Business Accounts or Contact records directly.
Here’s a breakdown:
Merge Process for Person Accounts: Salesforce provides a native merging feature specifically for Person Accounts. This process allows duplicate Person Accounts to be combined, with the primary account retaining essential data while duplicates are consolidated.
Limitations: Person Accounts cannot be merged with standard Business Accounts or standalone Contacts due to differences in record structure and usage.
For further guidance on merging Person Accounts, Salesforce provides instructions in the Merging Accounts documentation, which outlines how to use the merge feature specifically for Person Accounts.