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Reconciliation

Review statement balances and activity, verify supporting documents, and complete or reopen account periods.

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60 articles in reconciliation

Match statement activity with recorded activity

Select supported rows on both sides and confirm exact signed totals.

Updated 2026-11-11

Read signed reconciliation selection totals

Include movement direction when comparing selected statement and book amounts.

Updated 2026-11-11

Match a supported group of reconciliation rows

Use multiple rows only when their combined evidence represents the same activity.

Updated 2026-11-11

Manage reconciliation selections across pages

Track retained selections and the 100-row limit during an activity action.

Updated 2026-11-11

Understand a statement row marked Not attached

Attach eligible source activity to the window before matching it.

Updated 2026-11-11

Attach statement activity to a reconciliation window

Include eligible unassigned statement rows before their match review.

Updated 2026-11-11

Remove an incorrect statement match

Select one matched statement row and review the resulting unresolved activity.

Updated 2026-11-11

Ignore a statement row with a documented reason

Use the single-row ignore action only when the evidence supports exclusion from matching.

Updated 2026-11-11

Handle restricted reconciliation activity

Use authorized access to review hidden amounts instead of estimating them.

Updated 2026-11-11

Understand an unavailable reconciliation checkbox

Read row state and current evidence to choose the correct action.

Updated 2026-11-11

Complete a reviewed reconciliation window

Confirm the matched activity, current evidence, and zero difference before completion.

Updated 2026-11-11

Understand who can complete a statement window

Use current company authority rather than assuming a role always permits completion.

Updated 2026-11-11

Review a reconciliation change blocked by period rules

Use the accounting period state when a statement action cannot proceed.

Updated 2026-11-11

Open the complete reconciliation report

Expand the report when your current access includes report viewing.

Updated 2026-11-11

Understand an Auto-reconciled statement period

Check the current automatic statement evidence behind the status.

Updated 2026-11-11

Review all windows affected by reopening

Understand why later completed periods on the same account reopen together.

Updated 2026-11-11

Recover an unavailable affected-window preview

Load a current complete reopening plan before confirming the action.

Updated 2026-11-11

Write and confirm a reopening decision

Document why every affected statement window needs another review.

Updated 2026-11-11

Continue work on a reopened statement window

Use current evidence and activity to rebuild a supported completion.

Updated 2026-11-11

Review a cancelled statement period

Use the retained period label and history without attempting active reconciliation actions.

Updated 2026-11-11

Recover an uncertain reconciliation action

Retry the retained request to check its original outcome before making a new change.

Updated 2026-11-11

Open a saved reconciliation after refresh fails

Use View saved result without submitting the action again.

Updated 2026-11-11

Clear a rejected reconciliation request before correcting it

Discard only the request confirmed as rejected, then prepare from refreshed evidence.

Updated 2026-11-11

Handle unavailable browser recovery storage

Preserve request information when reconciliation recovery cannot use saved browser data.

Updated 2026-11-11

Resume a reconciliation request with its original account

Keep a retained request tied to the person who submitted it.

Updated 2026-11-11

Refresh a reconciliation action after statement changes

Close an outdated action panel before preparing a decision from new evidence.

Updated 2026-11-11

Wait for current activity and evidence before submitting

Resolve loading errors before preparing a match or statement-evidence action.

Updated 2026-11-11

Compare Recorded activity and Statement activity

Use the two views to investigate what is in the books and what the statement reports.

Updated 2026-11-11

Read ledger account labels in reconciliation activity

Distinguish an unassigned account from information that could not be shown.

Updated 2026-11-11

Investigate activity near a statement boundary

Check posting-date basis before assuming a transaction is absent from reconciliation.

Updated 2026-11-11

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