{"id":20068,"date":"2026-11-05T13:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/?p=20068"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:39:06","slug":"track-report-change-requests-through-to-a-checked-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/track-report-change-requests-through-to-a-checked-result.html","title":{"rendered":"Track report change requests through to a checked result"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A report change is ready to close when someone has checked the result against the original request. Keep that request beside the implementation task, including the report version and the person who can approve it. A status marked Done is too easy to misread when the requester still expects a correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a small reporting team, a shared task database can hold these decisions without becoming a second copy of the reporting system. Keep calculations and access controls in the systems responsible for them. Use the task record to explain the change and point reviewers to the right evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Write a request that another analyst can reproduce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace an instruction such as \u201cfix the monthly sales chart\u201d with a specific observation. For example, record that the March total in a named report differs from an agreed comparison after a particular region filter is applied. Treat this as a hypothetical request format, not as proof that either number is wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give the task a report link, a named owner and an acceptance condition. Put the selected filters and expected result in the page body, together with a sanitized screenshot if needed. A reviewer needs enough context to repeat the check; customer records and credentials do not belong in a broadly shared task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Separate implementation from review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use stages such as Requested, Investigating, Ready for review and Closed. Decide who moves a request into Closed before work starts. If the team already organizes projects in <a href=\"https:\/\/notionsolutions.net\/notion-project-management\/\">Notion<\/a>, attach the reporting request to its parent project so the implementation and the review remain part of the same plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A practical starting record has an assignee, a review date and a status. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notion.com\/help\/intro-to-databases\">Notion\u2019s database introduction<\/a> explains, each database item is a page, with properties for organizing it and space below for supporting information. Keep the reproduction steps in that page rather than squeezing them into a long task name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Make the reviewer\u2019s comparison explicit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before sending a request for review, record the report version being checked and the time or reporting period represented by its data. A comparison across different periods can look like a calculation error even when the change itself is correct. Ask the reviewer to use the agreed filters and note any remaining discrepancy in the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the result fails the acceptance condition, return the same request to investigation with the failed check attached. Create a separate task only when the reviewer has found a genuinely different requirement. That keeps the history of the original correction readable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams extending this setup can use the database and workflow guides at <a href=\"https:\/\/notionsolutions.net\/\">NotionSolutions<\/a> to refine their task records. Add a new field when someone needs it to make a decision, and remove unused fields before they turn every small correction into paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Close the request with a short review note naming the checked version and the accepted result. Leave the evidence link in place so the next analyst can distinguish an approved change from an unresolved report issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report change is ready to close when someone has checked the result against the original request. Keep that request beside the implementation task, including the report version and the person who can approve it. A status marked Done is too easy to misread when the requester still expects a correction. 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