RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE
Roll Forward of a CaseWare client file
created with Financial Statements
Template to Audit International Template
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PROCEDURE SUMMARY
1. Open the client file which is based on Financial Statements Template, and Roll
forward the client file........................................................................................................... 3
2. Create a new file, based on the Audit International Template. ....................................... 4
3. Copy Financial Statements and Trial Balance components from Temporary file (Step
1) into the New file (step 2). ................................................................................................ 5
4. Use Autofill command where trial balance has been copied from a file based on a
template other than Audit International. ........................................................................... 9
5. Open Information Store document ( 01.14 ) to Update document properties and
scripts ................................................................................................................................. 10
6. While in the Information Store document (01.14), select the correct library path and
update the sub-sections ................................................................................................... 12
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1. Open the client file which is based on Financial Statements Template, and Roll
forward the client file
a. To perform the roll forward, select Engagement / Year End Close.
b. Make sure you have selected the following boxes only: Update prior
year balance data and Update CaseView Roll Forward cells. The file
created is temporary therefore include the word TEMPORARY in its
name so that it may be easily identified later on and deleted. Press OK.
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2.
Create a new file, based on the Audit International Template.
a. Enter CaseWare Working Papers and choose Create a new file.
Create a new file
b. In New File Name write the new file name and select to base the file on
the Audit International Template and click OK.
Write down the new file
name, base it on the Audit
International template and
press ok
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3. Copy Financial Statements and Trial Balance components from Temporary file
(Step 1) into the New file (step 2).
Use the command File / Copy Components to copy Document 1.10 Financial Statements
and the Trial Balance from your previously created temporary file.
a. In the newly created file choose File/Copy Components.
b. Select Copy Into This File and click Next.
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c.
Choose File to go to your existing files.
Choose file to go to
existing files
d. Choose the file you wish to copy from. Select the temporary file you
have created (step 1). Click Next.
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e. Choose “The following components” and tick the Documents box.
Click “Deselect All” and then select document “01.10 Financial
statements.
Choose
Documents and
Document 1.10
TIP: Make sure the
checkbox is
selected
f.
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Under Components tick the Trial Balance box and click Next.
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On Clearing Components Wizard choose Next.
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and then Finish
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4. Use Autofill command where trial balance has been copied from a file based on
a template other than Audit International.
In Working Papers, go to Tools / Options / Autofill and click on “Autofill now”
The following window will appear, click on Autofill and Autofill now
Click Autofill on the left
main menu and Autofill
now in the options
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5. Open Information Store document (01.14) to Update document properties and
scripts
Right click on the version number as below. Click on “Show Document properties and
scripts”.
Right-click on
Version number
and select to Show
hidden buttons
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Click on “Update Document properties and scripts” button
Click on “Update document
properties and scripts
button. Click OK when the
update is complete.
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6. While in the Information Store document (01.14), select the correct library path and
update the sub-sections
a. In the PATHS section, confirm that the Library Path is the correct one. If
not press the browse button to set the correct Library path e.g. C:\
Program Files\ CaseWare\ Library
Confirm that the library
path shown is the
correct one. If not,
press the browse
button to set the
correct Library path.
b. In the Updates to Documents section make sure the FS document is
selected (01.10 Financial statements) and click the UPDATE HEADERS
OF SELECTED DOCUMENT
Select the Financial
Statements document.
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Click on “Update Headers
of selected document”
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When the update completes you will get the message: “Update Complete”. Press OK.
You can now click Switch to Financial Statements to open the FS document.
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7. In the Financial Statements Document click on the “SAVE VALUES” button to
save all existing input values.
When the message ‘Input Values SAVE complete’ appears, click OK.
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Update the “Everything” section: From the Freeze menu select Update / From Library
Section / Everything.
When asked “Would like to keep entered data for input cells and paragraphs?” Click
<<NO>>.
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Click “Retrieve Values” to retrieve all your previously saved data.
When prompted with the following messages click OK.
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Note: In order to retrieve additional lines you have created in certain tables i.e. Cash
flow, Statement of Changes in Equity, you must first manually add the necessary rows
and then retrieve the saved values again. On the left border, these tables have been
highlighted in GREEN for easy identification.
Green line indicates
that additional lines
have been previously
created and lines need
to be added in the
table in order to be
retrieved
Tip: In order for the data to be retrieved successfully, you have to insert the exact
amount of lines to the specific place as you previously did, and then retrieve the input
values.
In order to clear the green highlighted line, go to TOOLS and choose
Clear Highlighted Left Table Borders
The file is now ready for use and based on the Audit International Template.
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