Editorial draft available to read. Factual and language review is pending. Examples are illustrative.
Decision and method
Define the comparison set: period, state, responsible system and cutoff time. Compare identifiers before totals to detect missing and duplicate records. Then review amounts, currency and relevant states. Preserve a window for late changes and explain pending records rather than forcing a match that conceals timing differences or unresolved work.
Illustrative example
Illustrative example: both systems show 100 orders, but one contains a duplicate and omits another order of the same amount. Totals match even though the exchange is wrong. Identifier-level reconciliation discovers both cases and routes them for correction without altering valid orders merely to make summary figures appear balanced.
Acceptance check
Test missing, duplicate, late-modified and still-processing orders. Each difference needs a category, owner and resolution state. Accept when another person can reproduce the report using the same cutoff and trace a discrepancy through correction. A green summary requires evidence of what was actually compared, including any exclusions or pending records.
Key takeaways
- Reconciliation compares identities and states as well as record counts and monetary totals.