[hav2pass]

Are error listings an input or output control? My book says it is an input control but I don’t understand why?

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[NotAnother74]

It is an input control, IMO, because you have to think of “garbage in, garbage out” usually errors are due to data entry, which is an input. Say on the error listing there is a description that says “ending total assets do not equal ending liabilities and equity”. After you research why, you realized someone transposed a number when typing it in the system, i.e. and input control. Someone “input” the wrong information.

I guess it's easy to think that it is an output control since a listing or report is normally something that is produce out of a system. However, the listing or report is CAUSED by input errors or lack of input.

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[hav2pass]

Thank you for clarifying this so nicely. Yes, now I do see it.

Best of luck with your studies!

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