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When entering a new activity in UC OATS, you may see a Duplicate Activity Found pop-up. This pop-up appears to help prevent duplicate activity entries and ensure accurate reporting.
UC OATS checks the following criteria when you enter a new activity:
If all three criteria exactly match an existing activity, the system will display the pop-up. You can choose to continue creating the new activity or cancel and report effort under the existing activity, as appropriate.

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Duplicate Activity Found Pop-up
Last Modified:2026-01-08 17:10:21.482958-08