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Append new records

To append new records is to import data by adding only records that are new to an existing collection and leaving existing records unchanged.

In plain English

This means bringing information into a collection by adding entries only when they are new to that collection. Anything already in the collection stays exactly as it is.

In context

Here, it means an option to import data so that only new records are added and any records already present are not changed.

Situation
Connecting integrations, syncing data, and running imports or exports
What it communicates
option for adding records without altering existing ones

Meaning limits

The term alone does not say how the system determines whether a record counts as new.

Examples

“She appended new records from the second list, and the records already in the collection remained unchanged.”

Core meaning

“When importing the file into an existing collection, choose Append new records.”

In context

  • import data Broader Term

    This is a more general data transfer action.

  • update records Contrast

    This changes existing records, while the target sense does not.