Make the Check Cell a Release Gate

A check cell protects the workbook only when it changes the release decision. Otherwise it is just another colored cell people learn to ignore. What a good check does A useful check compares independent paths: source export to model total, detail rows to summary, opening balance to closing balance, or input assumptions to allowed limits. It is valuable because it asks the workbook to prove internal consistency. What makes it a gate A gate has a rule. If it fails, the workbook is not ready unless the exception is documented and approved. That rule needs an owner and a visible…

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