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SPREADSHEET-ERROR-SPOTTING5 MIN READ

Choose the Controlled Copy Over the Email Attachment

Decide how to handle conflicting spreadsheet versions before a release decision.

Two versions disagree right before the pricing council. Samira sees a margin difference between the shared-folder workbook and an emailed attachment labeled latest. What should she do first? Establish the controlled release copy, then compare the attachment against it and import only approved changes with a note. Correct. Version authority comes before number reconciliation; otherwise you may audit the wrong file. Use the emailed attachment because the sender probably had the newest information. Weak. Newer does not mean controlled. Email attachments create parallel histories unless their changes are brought into the release process. Average the two margin numbers so the…

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