POST-MERGER COMPANY FILE PREPARATION
All CSV example rows, names and identifiers are fictional. Replace them before a real import.

1. Preserve original exports and authorised source IDs. Import identifier columns as text in Excel so zeros and prefixes survive.
2. source_ref must be unique across both systems. Keep source_system and source_id alongside it. Do not rely on row order.
3. Map legal_name to name, registration_number to registration_number, jurisdiction to jurisdiction, country to country, domain to domain, and postal_code to address.postal_code. Select source_ref as the CLI key column. Retain the issuing register in your original export where a country has multiple registers.
4. proposed_cluster_id is your optional human-review note. It is not an instruction to merge and does not alter product matching.
5. Keep people, bank details, contact lists and free-text personal data out of this company identity template.
6. Check current coverage and pricing before deeper work. Free compares the supplied records; paid depth can consult available sources.
7. Review unresolved rows and evidence before applying any change. Your migration team owns survivorship, writeback, backups and rollback.

No company identity or result in this template has been verified.