What s New - October 2017

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1 What s New - Octber 2017 CaseWare Wrking Papers 2017 Versin: r2 Belw are sme imprvements t the sftware frm Wrking Papers t ur current release build. Fr mre infrmatin please review CaseWare Wrking Papers Online Help. CaseWare Clud Integratin T eliminate the duplicatin f wrk, the "Operating Name" and "E.I.N./BN" fields f the Engagement Prperties dialg nw sync with their crrespnding Clud fields: "Operating Name" and "Business Number". Changes made in Engagement Prperties will autmatically update the related fields in the Clud Entity and vice versa. Year End Clse Filters Rles A new Aut-Publish feature is available fr existing Clud integrated files when perfrming a year-end clse (YEC). Running the YEC functin frm either Wrking Papers r Clud will nw autmatically publish the newengagement in the same entity as the previus year s file, simplifying the transitin t a new year. Perfrming a year-end clse will nw remve the due date frm any dcuments tagged as deliverables. The Filter Manager nw includes a Ready t Review ptin. Enabling this ptin sets the filter t display nly dcuments ready t review. T aid in the review prcess, a new Dcument ready fr review when ptin can be assigned t rles t signal when a dcument is ready fr review. Maintenance In prir versins, yu needed t navigate t Tls Optins General t clear the recent files list. There was n ptin t remve files (excluding sync cpies) n a ne by ne basis. We've added tw new ptins t the right-click cntext menu t help users rganize their Recent Files list. Interface Navigating quickly between pages is nw pssible frm the View tab when viewing a PDF dcument in the internal viewer. SmartSync

2 Expanded the Exclusive Lck functin fr Wrd and Excel dcuments. When enabled, mdificatins t the pened dcument are exclusive t the user. Synchrnizatin SmartSync child cpies nw autmatically check fr, and transmit any missed synchrnizatin events befre they can be deleted. This will help prevent data-lss when clearing ut child cpies. Depending n the file size, the delete may take lnger t execute than in previus versins. SmartSync cpies will n lnger be deleted when dcuments are still pen. The fllwing warning will nw appear when a user attempts t delete a sync cpy with pen dcuments. Interface Added a label that displays when editing headers and fters in CaseView. Custm header and fter names are included in the label t help yu keep track f yur cntent. The Multiple Dcument Windws mde is nw enabled by default. This will allw users t launch multiple CaseView dcuments in unique windws. If necessary, yu can disable this in Tls Optins Interface. Mapping and Gruping T make it easier t assign map/grup numbers t large trial balances, the Assign Mapping Numbers and Assign Gruping Numbers dialg nw includes a search filter that pre-ppulates a list f results based n what is entered. The search supprts the use f wildcard characters (*,?) fr any sequence f characters. Dcument Manager A new deliverable prperty has been added t dcuments t help identify dcuments as client deliverables and track when they are due. Dcuments cnverted t placehlders are nw placed in the Windws Recycle Bin s that they can be added back int the client file if still needed. Autmatic Dcuments Renaming clumn headings is nw supprted fr autmatic dcuments. This can be dne using the Rename Clumns cmmand frm the cntext menu r the View tab in the Ribbn. This is a dcument-specific setting. CaseWare Cnnectr 2017 Versin Belw are sme imprvements t the sftware frm Cnnectr t ur current release build. Fr mre infrmatin please refer t CaseWare Cnnectr Online Help. Linkage

3 Fixes T increase efficiency and save time searching thrugh dcuments, yu can nw reference a specific page in a PDF when using the Hyperlink Reference dialg. Yu can nw insert a page r nte number reference defined in a specific CaseView dcument. Fixed an issue where cnverting a CCH PrSystem fx frmula in a Wrd Dcument int a Cnnectr link wuld replace the frmula with the text "JUST CONVERTED". Fixed an issue where selecting the Zer as Dash ptin wuld rund nn-zer linked values. Cnverting frmulas frm PrSystem fx t Wrking Papers is nw dne withut using an intermediary frmula frmat. This change fixes certain rare errrs that culd ccur during cnversin. FinancialsIFRS template Versin: External Dcument Sectin Optin t attach a header r fter if ne des nt exist in the external dcument. Table f Cntents The ability t remve the page number heading in the Table f Cntents when using Frmat 4 Detailed table f cntents. Imprvements t the ribbn An Apply default settings buttn has been added t allw custm settings frm the CL - Firm Financial ptins dcument, t be applied t the financial statements. Tables When resizing the width f a clumn, the change can nw be applied t all similar tables in the current sectin r thrughut the dcument. Sub-ttals can nw be added/deleted frm the right click menu. Styles Client custmisatins t paragraph level frmatting can nw be preserved when merging in the firm standard style sheet. New Entity Incrprated Assciatin NT Schedule 4 Leadsheets Expanded list f Revenue and Expense leadsheets t prvide mre detail. Structures Incme Statement structure updated t include expanded leadsheet list. Other Changes Directrs Reprt disclsures left align with main heading Imprvements t Audit Reprt

4 Cash Flw Infrmatin nte new disclsure Changes in liabilities arising frm financing activities The fllwing lan accunts have been mved frm Trade and Other Payables t Brrwings: Related party payables Interest free at call lans Interest free lans frm beneficiaries Audit System template Versin: RevA New Inclusins / Amendments Additinal Revenue and Leadsheet grupings t further break up these areas fr use in the FSA Renumbered Half Year Leadsheets (e.g. B.08 t B.01H) and Cnslidated Leadsheets (e.g. B.05 t B.01C) Materiality wrkpaper nw captures the Adj. balance, Theren and Planning ttal clumns when capturing the planning calculatins Cmpletin Memrandum nw includes the fllwing: New Reprtable Item clumn in the risk tables New Sign-ff and Bulk Sign-ff ptins frm the heading right-click menus Lcked dwn Ging Cncern, Subsequent events and Related parties sectin. Ging Cncern nw includes Altman Z scre rati graph New Threshld cntrls fr the FSA Matters tables. Tables have als been given a facelift. New Slid backgrund Tickmarks fr better visibility within the Internal Image Viewer. Risks and Cntrls Risk dialgs nw cnsistent acrss all prfiles. Previusly the OneFrm and Review prfiles had less ptins than the main prfiles. These dialgs are nw cnsistent. Cntrl ptin is nw included fr Review engagements. Update Prcess When perfrming an engagement file update, a red exclamatin mark( ) will appear near any signed-ff dcuments in the Update dialg t indicate that they cannt be updated r deleted. Firm authrs nw can push updates made t the Financial Statement Areas dcument such as Wrking Papers References in the master template t users Update screen has been imprved t ffer mre guidance fr the user updating the engagement file. Checklists and Wrk Prgrams Filtering prcedures is nw supprted in wrk prgrams and checklists. Yu can specify yur filter parameters in the Filter Prcedures dialg which can be accessed frm the Filter Prcedures ( ) buttn at the tp f any wrk prgram r checklist.

5 Mdified cmments made t a prcedure respnse after sign-ff n lnger appears in mdified state after perfrming a year end clse. The Display Cmpletin Details ptin in the Optins menu t hide r shw the rle sign-ff at the tp f the dcument will nw als hide the rle sign-ff detail frm printing. The OCR nw includes a new Prir Year clumn t help yu decide which dcuments t delete. Financial Statement Areas (FSA) Custm rws assigned t a grup number that is n lnger assciated with that FSA will nw be remved frm the FSA wrksheet when the file is refreshed. If the rws are unassigned r using a different line type, they will nt be remved. Descriptin fields in the FSA wrksheet nw autmatically update any changes made t calculatins, and supprt extended descriptins. Changes will display withut the need t refresh the wrksheet. FSA items with pssible unrecrded adjustments that wuld cause the FSA item t be immaterial nw display a yellw warning sign in the Inherent Risk clumn. The warning is cleared when the Risk assessment cmpleted clumn is filled ut. Changes made t Specific Materiality nw prmpt the yellw ver-auditing warning and the red under-auditing warning in the Materiality assessment clumn when relevant. Cnstellatins Clicking a skin heading (such as Planning r Risk Assessment) n lnger refreshes the cnstellatin. FSA cards nw have a view/edit buttn ( ) that launches the assciated FSA wrksheet. Cnstellatin filters nw change clr t indicated they have been selected. Disclsure Checklist Versin: Release 11 Changes Updated the disclsure checklists fr the latest changes in accunting standards in effect fr 31 December 2017 and 30 June 2018 Management Reprting Versin: Changes Updated the mapping structure t reflect the changes in FinancialsIFRS 15.