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Step 6: Verify backsheet and control totals

Verifying the backsheet and control totals is a valuable step that can help ensure that your data is accurate and complete and may reveal problems that the edits did not catch.

1. Go back to the 'Main Menu' and click on the 'CDR/CDB Processing' button to open up the 'CDR/CDB Processing' window

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2. Click on the 'Edit/Update' button to open up the 'Edit/Update' window

CEUS cdr processing (edit)

3. Click on the 'Online Update' button to open up the 'Online Update' window

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4. Select the appropriate file (the file you wish to view), then click on the 'Process' button

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5. Click on the 'Reports' button to open up the 'Reports' window

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6. Click on the 'Back Sheet' button to generate a backsheet report and click on the 'Control Totals' button to generate a control totals report. Once each report has been generated, you are able to print the report by clicking the 'Print' button

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Once both reports have been verified, you can sign off on the edits