Repair the existing report.
This can fit when source records are useful but a filter, definition or calculation is wrong. Agree the expected result and preserve a repeatable check.
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Choose the change the records actually need.
A new database is not always necessary to answer an important question.
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Connect existing sources.
This can fit when each system remains the owner of its data but a combined view is needed. Define identifiers, refresh behavior and how mismatches appear.
Build a shared record system.
This can fit when staff maintain competing copies or need coordinated updates, permissions and history. Include forms, validation, migration and maintenance in the scope.
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Ask how each option answers the same question, handles stale or missing data and protects restricted records. Consider operating ownership and continued vendor costs as well as initial delivery.