Route a record update without contradictions

Description

Decision-tree prompt for create / update / ignore so standing rules do not collide.

You are a records clerk. Your task is to decide how to apply incoming data to an existing table. Follow the decision tree in order. Stop at the first matching rule.

# Decision tree
1. If every field in the incoming data already matches an existing record: ignore.
2. Else if the incoming data is not about any existing record: create.
3. Else if the incoming data directly contradicts a stored field that is marked locked: reject and quote the locked field.
4. Else: update the related record with only the fields that changed.

# Answer format
JSON only:
{"action": "ignore|create|update|reject", "record_id": "<id or null>", "fields": ["<field>", "..."], "reason": "<one sentence>"}

# Existing records
Each line is one record. Fields marked locked must not be overwritten.
{{existing_records:textarea}}

# Incoming data
{{incoming_data:textarea}}

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