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# Prepare the reports

Configure, download, and combine reports.

[View source](/classic-platforms/prepare-reports.md)

This page is for classic Adyen for Platforms integrations. If you are just starting your implementation, refer to our [new integration guide](/adyen-for-platforms-model) instead.

## Requirements

Before you start preparing reports, make sure to:

* Be familiar with the [payment lifecycle](/reporting/reports-and-the-payments-lifecycle), [a platform's account structure](/classic-platforms/account-structure), and [how funds flow](/classic-platforms/account-structure#how-funds-flow).
* Find out which [types of reports](/classic-platforms/reports-and-fees#relevant-reports) are relevant for your use case.
* Understand the [types of fees](/classic-platforms/reports-and-fees#fees).

## Step 1. Configure reports

When you know the reports that are relevant for your reconciliation processes, proceed to:

* [Configure timezones](/reporting/time-zone-setting). Reports are generated at different periods and can be based on different time zones. If reconciliation fails, mismatches in reporting periods or time zones are the common causes.
* [Configure more report columns](#add-report-columns).

### Configure more report columns

The reports come with default columns, and for some of the reports you can optionally configure the columns, adding more if necessary. Adding columns increases the report file size. We recommend to first review the default settings and only add columns necessary for your specific insights and reconciliation process needs.

* [Adyen account reports](/classic-platforms/reports-and-fees#adyen-account-reports): configure the columns in your Customer Area. To know if additional columns are available for a report, refer to the report documentation. For example, [additional columns for Settlement details report](/reporting/settlement-reconciliation/transaction-level/settlement-details-report#additional-columns).
* [Platform reports](/classic-platforms/reports-and-fees#platform-reports): to configure additional columns, contact our [Support Team](https://ca-test.adyen.com/ca/ca/contactUs/support.shtml?form=other).

For a full financial reconciliation, we recommend enabling the following additional report columns.

| Report                                                                                                               | Recommended additional columns | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - |
| [Settlement details report](/reporting/settlement-detail-report)                                                     | Split Payment Data             | Shows the exact split instructions provided during payments processing requests. You can use this to fully reconcile against corresponding funds postings in the Marketplace Payments accounting report. [Configure this column](/reporting/settlement-reconciliation/transaction-level/settlement-details-report#configure-report-columns) for relevant merchant accounts connected to your platform.                                                                                        |   |
| [Settlement details report](/reporting/settlement-detail-report)                                                     | AMS Booking Date               | Shows when Adyen assessed and booked a line item to the monthly invoicing period. Depending on the scope and volume of your platform operations, settlement line items can potentially span the start or end of a monthly invoicing period. You can use this to reconcile the invoicing period. [Configure this column](/reporting/settlement-reconciliation/transaction-level/settlement-details-report#configure-report-columns) for relevant merchant accounts connected to your platform. |   |
| [Marketplace Payments accounting report](/classic-platforms/reports-and-fees/marketplace-payments-accounting-report) | storecode, storereference      | Shows the store code and store reference from which a payment is processed. Enable one or both of these columns if your platform uses [stores](/classic-platforms/split-configuration-for-stores), such as for in-person payments. Adding these columns may reduce the need to combine report data. Contact our [Support Team](https://ca-test.adyen.com/ca/ca/contactUs/support.shtml?form=other) to add these columns.                                                                      |   |
| [Marketplace Payments accounting report](/classic-platforms/reports-and-fees/marketplace-payments-accounting-report) | settlementbatchid              | Shows the identifier of the corresponding Settlement Detail Report batch identifier. If your platform is subject to shopper disputes and chargebacks, enable this column on your platform to fully reconcile the funds postings related to specific dispute events. Contact our [Support Team](https://ca-test.adyen.com/ca/ca/contactUs/support.shtml?form=other) to add this column.                                                                                                        |   |

## Step 2. Download reports

Download reports, either [manually](/reporting/manually-get-reports) through your [Customer Area](https://ca-test.adyen.com/) or [generate and download reports automatically](/reporting/automatically-get-reports). If you want to regularly do a full reconciliation, consider building a scalable solution by automatically ingesting and combining reports.

## Step 3. Combine reports

Combining data from several reports can be helpful when tracking a transaction throughout its [entire lifecycle](/reporting/reports-and-the-payments-lifecycle) and is necessary for full reconciliation. To facilitate the use of multiple reports, Adyen includes the references that you sent in the original transactions to help you correctly identify and match each entry.

To combine reports, you need to match the following references:

| Settlement details report, Payment accounting report | Marketplace Payments accounting report | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Psp Reference                                        | Payment Psp Reference                  | A unique identifier generated by Adyen for each transaction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Merchant Reference                                   | Payment Merchant Reference             | The [reference](https://docs.adyen.com/api-explorer/Checkout/latest/post/payments#request-reference) field that you provide to Adyen for each transaction. The API does not require that the value be unique, but we recommend that you use a unique value per transaction so you can use the field to match payments with your records. |

These references are also returned in the API responses and sent in the [notification webhooks](/development-resources/webhooks).

When combining reports, make sure you check that:

* The reports are from the same reporting period.
* The reports are generated using the same time zone.

Reports are generated at different periods and can be based on different time zones. If reconciliation fails, mismatches in reporting periods or time zones are the common causes.

## Step 4. Test your reconciliation process

Before you start reconciliation in the live environment, we also recommend that you test your processes using complete reports. In the [common reconciliation processes guides](/classic-platforms/reconciliation-use-cases), we only show selected rows and columns to illustrate the examples.

To get complete reports, you can:

* Download examples from the [Reporting documentation](/reporting).
* Make test transactions and then [download reports in the test environment](/reporting/downloading-reports).

## Next steps

[Common reconciliation processes](/classic-platforms/reconciliation-use-cases)

[Learn how you can use reports in common reconciliation use cases.](/classic-platforms/reconciliation-use-cases)
