A finance copy activity reports success, yet destination totals differ from the source. Which validation should be required?

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A.Check only the activity's success flag
B.Increase raw-file retention and assume totals automatically match
C.Compare only copy duration and network throughput, without checking result values
D.Reconcile row counts and business totals, including expected inserts, updates, and deletes

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Reconcile row counts and business totals, including expected inserts, updates, and deletes

Reconciliation tests substantive correctness beyond transport completion. Success flags, faster copy/network metrics, and retention do not prove that the correct records and financial totals were produced. Source guide: PDF page 32.

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