Client templates

You can use client templates to add new client records, set up common firm-level policies, and provide a time-saving mechanism across clients that are in similar industries. Client templates are automatically installed with new installations of Accounting CS, version 2013.1.0 or higher. If you already have a prior version of the application installed, do the following to download and restore the client templates.

Templates

The following sample client templates are available in the application.
  • Accounting Template (ACSACC01)
  • Architecture Template (ACSARC01)
  • Construction Template (ACSCON01)
  • Consulting Template (ACSCON02)
  • Legal Template (ACSLEG01)
  • Medical Template (ACSMED01)
  • Nonprofit Template (ACSNON01)
  • Partnership Template (ACSPAR01)
  • Payroll Template (ACSPAY01)
  • Restaurant Template (ACSRES01)
  • Retail Template (ACSRET01)
  • S Corporation Template (ACSSCO01)
  • Service Business Template (ACSSER01)
  • Sole Proprietor Template (ACSSOL01)

Download and restore the client templates

  1. Go to cs.thomsonreuters.com/support/downloads/ (you may be required to sign in).
  2. Select
    Accounting CS Template Clients.zip
    in the Client Templates section of the My Product Downloads page to download the ZIP file to your local drive.
  3. When the download is complete, extract the files from the ZIP file and copy them into
    X:\WINCSI\Accounting CS Data\Backup
    , (where X: is the drive location where Accounting CS Shared Files are installed).
  4. In the application, select
    File
    then
    Client Data Management Utility
    .
  5. Select
    Restore
    from the dropdown in the
    Action
    field.
  6. Mark the checkbox next to the client template to restore, then select
    Restore Selected
    .
  7. Repeat the previous step if you need to restore another template.
note
  • You can restore only 1 client template at a time using the Client Data Management Utility.
  • If you already have a version prior to 2013.1.0 of Accounting CS installed, be sure to create a folder called
    Backup
    in the
    X:\WINCSI\Accounting CS Data\Data
    folder before extracting the contents of the Accounting CS Template Clients ZIP file.
  • To restore sample client templates in Accounting CS via Virtual Office CS or Software as a Service (SaaS), select
    Browse
    in the
    Client Data Management Utility
    screen. In the
    Browse For Folder
    window, select the plus sign (+) to expand the folders for
    Computer
    then
    C$ (\\Client) (V:)
    , and then go to the application's backup folder location on your local drive.