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Cutoff Time

A time boundary that determines until what moment a batch job will accept records for a given data period.

Cutoff time defines the balance between data completeness and delivery speed in batch systems. If the cutoff is set too late, reports are delayed; if it is set too early, the process works with incomplete data. For that reason, cutoff time is not merely a technical decision, but a business-facing one. It is especially important in financial close and operational summary workflows.