Resolving Discrepancies

Last updated: July 4, 2026

This is a guide that will teach you common workflows + troubleshooting steps for resolving discrepancies.

  • Add tags

  • Communications Tab | Matching Drawer

    • Create an Epic Activity

    • Send an Email

    • Close an Email

  • Notes Tab | Matching Drawer

  • Communications Dashboard

    • Access the Dashboard

    • Close Epic Activities


Add Tags

Tags help indicate particular issues preventing reconciliation. To add a tag:

  1. Click on the entry row to open the Matching Drawer.

  2. Click Add tags at the top of the drawer.

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  3. Select the corresponding tag(s).

Tags will appear on the entry in the document detail table.

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And a Filters option in Entries View.

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Communications Tab

Create an Epic Activity

Use Epic Activities to connect with your teams to resolve items preventing reconciliation.

  1. Click on the entry row to open the Matching Drawer.

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  2. Navigate to the Communications subtab.

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  3. Verify the communications toggle is set to Activity, click + New Activity.

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  4. Select the appropriate activity code and click Continue.

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  5. Fill out the required information (*).

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  6. Choose whether to attach the entry details or an additional file.

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  7. Click Create activity.

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You will see a timeline of the activity status in the Communications subtab.

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Send an Email

  1. Click on the entry row to open the Matching Drawer.

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  2. Navigate to the Communications subtab.

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  3. Verify the communications toggle is set to Email, click + New Email.

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  4. Fill out the required details (*).

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  5. Click Send email.

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The email status will appear in the Communications subtab timeline. Email communications will not close.

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Close an Email

  1. Locate the open email in the Communications tab.

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  2. Click the three vertical dots and select Mark as closed.

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  3. Select Mark as closed in the pop-up.

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Notes Tab

Create an Internal Note

  1. Click on the entry row to open the Matching Drawer.

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  2. Navigate to the Notes subtab

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  3. Write your message and click Send.

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Communications Dashboard

The Communications Dashboard aggregates all Epic Activities and Emails created in Ascend, allowing you to track items and their status.

To access, click Communications in the left menu.

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Using the Communications Dashboard

  1. Navigate to the Communications Dashboard from the left menu.

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  2. Use filters to view specific items.

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  3. Click on a row to jump into the Communications tab of the matching drawer for that policy.

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Close Epic Activities

  1. Click on the entry with the Open Activity.

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  2. Select the Activity to close.

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  3. Click the 3 vertical dots and click Mark as Closed.

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  4. Click Close activity.

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