# How will NIR handle existing imports we already have in our system? Will it show twice (or multiple times) in NIR?

**URL:** <https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-will-nir-handle-existing-imports-we-already-have-in-our-system-will-it-show-twice-or-multiple-times-in-nir/14663>\
**Category:** Functional Capabilities FAQs\
**Created:** [21 August 2026 10:52 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-will-nir-handle-existing-imports-we-already-have-in-our-system-will-it-show-twice-or-multiple-times-in-nir/14663 "2026-08-21T10:52:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cherie\_Norton](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/nhsdigitaldeveloper/user_avatar/developer.community.nhs.uk/cherie_norton/32/1144_2.png) [@Cherie\_Norton](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Cherie_Norton)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2026 10:52 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/how-will-nir-handle-existing-imports-we-already-have-in-our-system-will-it-show-twice-or-multiple-times-in-nir/14663/1 "2026-08-21T10:52:01Z")

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By default, for a system connected to NIR as both a producing and consuming system, NIR excludes local results from the response. [https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-imaging-registry/functional-capabilities](https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-imaging-registry/functional-capabilities)