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Chapter Eleven: The Numbers Finally Matched
By early afternoon, the reconciliation process had made substantial progress.
The team had identified the cause of the principal formatting problem and corrected the relevant validation rules.
But the formatting issue was only one part of the problem.
We still had to verify the underlying calculations for employees whose records contained unusual circumstances.
One employee had transferred facilities during the pay period.
Another had received a retroactive adjustment under a collective bargaining agreement.
Several employees had worked shifts that crossed midnight, requiring the
