# Spreadsheet anomaly review worksheet

OpenMax editorial worksheet · Version 1.0 · September 4, 2026

Use one copy per workbook version. This is a Markdown review form, not an automated detector. Retain the original file and record observations without changing source cells. “Not checked” must remain distinct from “checked, no finding.”

Workbook/version or hash: ______
Owner and reviewer: ______
Reporting decision, period and time zone: ______
Authorized scope and handling environment: ______
Inspection tool/version and unsupported features: ______
Rule-set version and source location: ______

## 1. Missing required information

Row grain and conditional requirement: ______
Blank/empty-string/whitespace/placeholder distinctions: ______
Cell, source evidence and observed value: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 2. Duplicate business records

Business key and expected uniqueness scope: ______
All colliding rows and source identifiers: ______
Revision/activity/partial-delivery explanation: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 3. Type or representation mismatch

Field definition, stored type and display format: ______
Original versus proposed normalized value: ______
Locale and identifier/quantity distinction: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 4. Dates and reporting period

Date meaning, reporting cutoff and time zone: ______
Raw date/serial and workbook date system: ______
Source evidence for interpretation or carryover: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 5. Explicit business constraint

Hard constraint or soft warning; scope/effective date: ______
Observed value, limit and authoritative rule: ______
Permitted reversal/overrun/exception evidence: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 6. Formula reference or range

Formula cell and exact formula: ______
Expected population and included/excluded cells: ______
Supported formula correction and affected outputs: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 7. Constant instead of formula

Constant cell, neighboring pattern and expected result: ______
Exception ID, scope and authorization evidence: ______
Valid override versus unsupported difference: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 8. Units or currency

Original value and unit/currency: ______
Conversion definition/source/date, if applicable: ______
Comparable normalized value and unresolved basis: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 9. Totals and reconciliation

Matched population, source keys/counts/subtotals: ______
Original amount and supported adjustments: ______
Unresolved components, net residual and output impact: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 10. Cross-sheet relationships

Join keys and expected relationship/cardinality: ______
Duplicate and unmatched keys on each side: ______
Before/after counts, unique keys, totals and bridge: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 11. Contextual or statistical outlier

Cohort, observation window, baseline and sample size: ______
Rule/version/cutoff and distribution assumptions: ______
Alternative source explanation or missing context: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## 12. Hidden state and calculation freshness

Hidden rows/columns, filters and affected ranges: ______
Formula, stored result, calculation state and dependencies: ______
Compatible engine/recalculation evidence or unknowns: ______
Disposition, owner and retest: ______

## Release decision

Confirmed mismatches and approved corrections: ______
Valid exceptions with retained evidence: ______
Unresolved findings and dependent outputs held: ______
Corrected-copy identifier and completed retests: ______
Release owner, decision, date and remaining limitations: ______

This form is not proof of completeness, absence of fraud, expert review or approval for consequential decisions. Use the appropriate domain owner and approved data-handling process.