## TL;DR

The merge orphaned tasks and notes on the losing record. Reparent them to the winner, and fix the merge to move children automatically.

## Error

```text
orphaned tasks and notes after merge
```

## Steps

1. Find tasks and notes still pointing at the losing record Expected: you see the orphans.
2. Reparent them to the winning record Expected: nothing is lost.
3. Fix the merge job to reparent children Expected: future merges move them.
4. Verify the next merge Expected: children move.

## When to use

- Orphaned children after merge
- The merge did not move them

## When not to use

- The CRM moved them (then check the merge settings)
- There are no children (then nothing to do)

## Tool compatibility

- Salesforce merge
- Contact dedup

## Variant phrasings

### orphaned tasks after merge

Reparent them to the winner and fix the merge.

### merge left notes behind

Same: the merge must move children.

## Why it happens

Merge moves the record, not always its children. Agents assume the platform handles it.

## Edge cases

- Some child objects cannot be reparented; document those
- Audit the losers before deleting them

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_Tk457xM4KZGz_4r51B4iuQ