===== Auto-import Publications =====

You can configure Pure to automatically scan online sources like Scopus and ORCID for your publications. When a potential match is found, it is presented to you as a "candidate" that you can review and import. This means you won't have to manually fill in all the data, which saves a lot of time.
Before setting up automated search, make sure to [[general:orcid]] and make sure your [[general:name_variants]] are up-to-date, otherwise the automated search might not be very effective, or even suggest lots of non-relevant items.

Set up automated search like so:

  * From your personal overview page, click **Edit profile**.
  * In the left navigation menu of the editor, click Automated search.  
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  * You will see a list of available online sources (e.g., Scopus, ORCID, arXiv). For each source you want to use, toggle the switch to On.  
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  * Click Save at the bottom of the page once done.

**IMPORTANT:** To avoid creating duplicates, we strongly advise you to **limit the number of sources**. Enabling just **Scopus** or **ORCID** is usually sufficient.


==== Review and import found items ====

When an automated search finds publications, they will appear in the **My personal tasks** list on your Pure overview page.

  * Click on the task (e.g., "3 Research outputs can be imported from Scopus").
  * You will see a list of candidate publications. For each one, you can Import or Reject.
  * **CRITICAL:** Before clicking import, click the small triangle next to the import button and choose **Import & match**. This gives you an overview of how Pure will match authors and other metadata, allowing you to make corrections before the final import.

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