When you click <Match> on the Detail Entry window, the affidavit matching process compares the buy to all affidavits for the station/month. Affidavit matching is considered unsuccessful if all the affidavit spots and the total affidavit tax amount for the station/month do not completely match the buy.
If Tax Amounts Do Not Match
If the total tax amount on all affidavits for the station/month does not match the buy tax, the Tax Match window displays first. See Matching Taxes on Affidavits. If the tax amounts still do not match when you click <Match> on the Tax Match window, the Unsuccessful Match window displays even if all the spots match. To request a report, see Requesting Reports in Affidavit Entry.
If Spots Do Not Match
If there are differences between affidavit and buy spots, the Unsuccessful Match window displays the spots that were ordered, but did not run and spots that ran but were not ordered. To request a report, see Requesting Reports in Affidavit Entry. To successfully match, use one or more of the following to correct any differences between ordered and affidavit spots.
To correct the spots entered from the affidavit, click the Back icon to return to the Affidavit Entry Detail window. Matched spots are marked with check in the M column and cannot be changed unless they are first unmatched. See Unmatching Affidavits. Correct, delete and/or add spots, then click <Match> to begin the matching process again.
If a Forced Matching Profile has been defined you may force some spots to match. See Forcing Spots to Match.
Use the Buy Module to correct spots on the buy. You may then complete the matching process using the Matching function on the Worksheet tab or by retrieving the affidavit in this option and clicking <Match>.
Use the <Message> button to send a bulletin board message or an Alert message to the appropriate personnel. The <Message> button will only appear for invoices that do not match.