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# Open items

> Track the residual balances that partial matches carry forward across reconciliation runs in the Matcher module, by status, age, and running balance.

An open item is the unpaid remainder of an obligation that Matcher carries from one run to the next. When a confirmed match covers only part of an expected amount, Matcher opens an open item for the rest. Later runs net new transactions against it.

Open items differ from unmatched transactions. An open item comes from a match that left a remainder. The **Open Items** screen of the Matcher module in Lerian Console lists them. You cannot change open items on this screen.

## Accessing the Open Items screen

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Click **Resolve → Open Items** in the Matcher sidebar. The screen shows the **Active context** that you select in the Matcher sidebar. To see another context, change the **Active context**.

## Open item statuses

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| Status | Description |
| - | - |
| **Open** | No later transaction has netted against the item. |
| **Partially cleared** | Later transactions netted part of the balance, and a remainder is still open. |
| **Cleared** | The running balance reached zero, within the tolerance. |
| **Aged** | The item stayed open longer than the aging threshold of the context. Matcher raised an exception for it. |
| **Withdrawn** | An operator unmatched the confirmed match behind the item, and no other match still counts toward it. |

Only **Open** and **Partially cleared** items take part in later runs.

## The open items table

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The table shows 25 open items per page. Use **Previous** and **Next** to move between pages.

| Column | Description |
| - | - |
| **Identity** | The key that Matcher uses to find the item in later runs. It combines the match key values and the currency. |
| **Expected** | The total owed on this identity. |
| **Running balance** | The amount still open. It changes as later transactions net against the item. |
| **Status** | The open item status. |
| **Age** | The number of days the item has been open. The icon changes at 7 days and again at 30 days. |
| **Obligation date** | The business date of the original obligation, or a dash. |
| **Last activity** | When the balance or status last changed. |
| **Investigate** | A link to the related run or to the exceptions queue. |

### Filtering and sorting

* **Status**: show **All statuses** or one status.
* **Sort by**: keep the **Default order**, or sort by **Age** or **Running balance**.
* **Order**: **Descending** or **Ascending**. This filter shows when you sort by **Age** or **Running balance**.

## Investigating an open item

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The **Investigate** column shows one link for each item:

* **View source run** opens the detail page of the match run linked to the item. See [Managing matches](/en/products/matcher/ui/managing-matches).
* **View aged break** or **View exceptions** opens the exceptions queue. These links show when the item has no linked run. See [Managing exceptions](/en/products/matcher/ui/managing-exceptions).

To take back an open item that a wrong match created, unmatch the confirmed match behind it. See [Managing matches](/en/products/matcher/ui/managing-matches).


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