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GetCompanyDetail returning multiple keynumber records for same DUNS, RecordType, FiscalPeriod combinations

  1. There are quite a few cases(API v 1.8) where multiple keynumbers items are being returned for a company that have the same recordtype and fiscalperiod values.Some examples:

    DUNS Type Period emphere emptotal adv R&D sales empgrowth
    799527630 A FY2000 500 88500 0 0 7703 0
    799527630 A FY2000 0 15000 0 0 6886 0
    178062048 A FY2000 400 10400 0 0 4054.30 0
    178062048 A FY2000 0 0 0 0 3900 0
    227063948 A FY2008 0 0 0 0 18579.11 0
    227063948 A FY2008 0 85000 0 0 17261.76 5.985

    With this data, there's no way to know what numbers to use for a given period.

  2. Dick Chase6 months ago

    Oh, and this is the production api.

  3. bhawley6 months ago

    Hi Dick,

    I'm not sure what is happening here, we are looking into this and will get back to you.

    -brian

  4. bhawley6 months ago

    These companies have more than one figure for the period listed but they are from different months. This can happen when a company changes its fiscal year end. In a future update to the API we will add the month to the financial period so you can differentiate between the numbers.

    -brian