Create an explicit definition of late approvals

Finding and your answer

Create an explicit definition of late approvals

Not found in this gold boundary 98%

How the model read it

Current gold notes that late approval changes and refresh behaviour need documentation, but it provides no explicit definition of late approval. The required definition is therefore not found in the available discovered landscape.

Workbook evidence

Consultant Requirement!A5

Cited current gold

fde-finance.journal-controls

Open questions

Is an approval late when it occurs after month end, close lock, export extraction, refresh, or pack sign-off?

Should late approvals restate the closed-month result or remain visible as subsequent changes?

Which timestamp and time zone are authoritative?

Your answer Confirmed match Current estate already satisfies this. Confirmed partial Partly satisfied — the remainder becomes phase-two work. Confirmed gap Not satisfied — becomes phase-two work. Excluded from scope Stays visible for traceability, but is not proposed work. Needs more evidence Blocks scope until resolved. Enters the research queue.

Why Decided by

Confirmed partial and gap answers enter the scope queue. “Needs more evidence” enters the research queue and blocks the scope document until it is resolved.