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page_title: Initiating Reconciliation
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# Run Recon



Merchants who have **not opted for automated reconciliation**  can initiate the reconciliation process manually via the **Run Recon**  module on the Juspay Dashboard. 

The **Run Recon module**  allows merchants to manually upload and reconcile transaction files across multiple entities such as the **Merchant system** , **Payment Gateway**  (PG), and **Bank** . This helps identify matched and unmatched transactions for settlement and reporting.


## **When to Use Manual Reconciliation?** 



* You have **not enabled auto-reconciliation** .
* You want to reconcile **specific files or time ranges**  manually.
* You are performing **backdated reconciliation**  for missed or failed jobs.


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## **Steps to Run Reconciliation** 



![Image](https://dth95m2xtyv8v.cloudfront.net/tesseract/assets/dashboard/Reconciliation%20Ageing%20(3).png)
*Steps to Run Recon*




### Steps to Run Reconciliation Substep


1. **Navigate to the Recon and Settlement module » Run Recon**  on the Dashboard.
2. **Select Files** :
   
   * Choose a **Merchant File** , a **PG File** , and optionally a **Bank File** .
3. **Select Recon Date** :
   
   * Use the calendar to define the date for which reconciliation should be run.
4. **Click Next** :
   
   * The system initiates the reconciliation process.




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## **Backdated Reconciliation** 



In **reconciliation** , **back-dated reconciliation**  refers to the process of reconciling transactions that were not successfully reconciled earlier and ended up in a missing or mismatch state, to ensure historical data accuracy.


### **Example:** 



Let’s say today is **June 10** , but you are reconciling a file that contains transactions from **June 3** . This is considered a **back-dated reconciliation** .