From a636d1ba6dc88bac18367062666693aff765a9e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mykhailo Rohalskyy <mykhailo.rohalskyy@crowdin.ua>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:09:16 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] docs(enterprise): describe duplicate strings in incoming
 projects

---
 .../docs/enterprise/getting-started/for-vendors.mdx       | 8 ++++++++
 .../project-management/project-settings/import.mdx        | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/content/docs/enterprise/getting-started/for-vendors.mdx b/src/content/docs/enterprise/getting-started/for-vendors.mdx
index b14356b05..2cc7c038d 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/enterprise/getting-started/for-vendors.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/enterprise/getting-started/for-vendors.mdx
@@ -109,3 +109,11 @@ You can also create your own labels and use them alongside the shared ones.
 <ReadMore>
   Read more about [Label Settings](/enterprise/project-settings/labels/).
 </ReadMore>
+
+## Duplicate Strings
+
+An incoming project uses the client's duplicate strings option and the client's links between master strings and their duplicates. When the client changes the option, the incoming project follows the change, and so do the incoming projects of your sub-vendors. With **Show, but auto-translate them**, for example, your translators translate each master string once, and its duplicates inherit that translation.
+
+<ReadMore>
+  Read more about [Duplicate Strings](/enterprise/project-settings/import/#duplicate-strings).
+</ReadMore>
diff --git a/src/content/docs/enterprise/project-management/project-settings/import.mdx b/src/content/docs/enterprise/project-management/project-settings/import.mdx
index 74c109bcf..3ca723242 100644
--- a/src/content/docs/enterprise/project-management/project-settings/import.mdx
+++ b/src/content/docs/enterprise/project-management/project-settings/import.mdx
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ Crowdin's localization process is based on translating source strings to the def
   In [string-based](/enterprise/creating-project/#string-based-project) projects, duplicate strings are managed using the **Show within a version branch (regular detection)** option, which is enabled by default and cannot be changed.
 </Aside>
 
+<Aside>
+  In [incoming projects](/enterprise/for-vendors/#duplicate-strings), the duplicate strings option and the links between master strings and their duplicates follow the client's project.
+</Aside>
+
 #### Duplicate Strings Management
 
 If your project contains duplicated strings, you can choose how the system should treat them. The available options combine three dimensions: detection basis, visibility, and translation sharing.