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Workpaper Dashboard

Take workpapers out for work in the field

The
Disconnect/Return Workpapers
 feature in the application is available for staff who need to perform audit-based engagement tasks without a connection to the main application via terminal server, Virtual Office CS, Software as a Service (SaaS), or peer-to-peer network.
You can disconnect workpapers from the engagement binder, update them in their native application (for example, in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel), and then return the updated workpapers to the engagement binder.
To update the trial balance in the field, you'll need to have access to a full version of the client database. You can use the
File
 then
Client Data Management Utility
 to back up the client database in the office and restore it on a fieldwork laptop that has the same version of the application installed. You can use the
Fieldwork Utility
 to attach to the client's database at the office and after updating the client data in the field, then use the
File
 then
Client Data Management Utility
 to create a backup of the client's database. Back at the office, you can re-attach to the local database via the
Fieldwork Utility
 and restore the updated client's database.

The workflow

The following workflow describes the process of disconnecting workpapers with the
Disconnect Workpapers
 wizard, updating them in the field, saving them, then returning them with the
Return Workpapers
 wizard at the office.
In the office:
  1. Include workpapers for remote access outside of the network (not including Trial Balance).
  2. Disconnect workpapers from the engagement binder with the
    Disconnect Workpapers
     wizard.
In the field:
  1. Update workpapers in their native application (for example, Microsoft Word or Excel).
  2. Save workpapers to a removable media that you can access from the office workstation.
Back in the office:
  1. Return the workpapers to the engagement binder with the
    Return Workpapers
     wizard.
  2. Workpapers are updated and the status is
    Available
    .

Disconnect a workpaper

  1. In the Engagement Binders Tree of the Workpapers Dashboard, right-click the engagement briefcase, folder, or single workpaper, and select
    Disconnect workpapers
     to open the
    Disconnect Workpapers
     wizard.
  2. Mark the checkboxes next to workpapers that you want to disconnect from the engagement.
  3. In the
    File Location
     field, enter or go to to the location where you want to send the selected workpapers.
  4. Select
    Disconnect
     to create a folder named with the client's ID, which contains the selected workpapers. If you choose to disconnect more workpapers for the same client in the future, you can go to to the same folder in the
    Disconnect Workpapers
     wizard.
  5. If you sent the workpapers to a file location in the workstation at the office (step 3), copy the folder with the client's ID to a removable media or fieldwork laptop.

Update disconnected workpapers in the field

  1. Go to the location of the disconnected workpapers on the workstation or laptop you saved them on. (Disconnected workpapers are contained in a folder labeled with the client's ID.)
  2. Open and update the workpapers in their native application (for example, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel) and make any necessary updates.
  3. Save the updated workpapers, and if prompted, select
    Yes
     to replace the originals.
  4. Copy the updated workpapers to the original location on the workstation on which the application is installed when they were saved with the
    Disconnect Workpapers
     wizard. For example,
    X:\<client ID>
     (where X represents the local or network drive that's accessible in the application).

Return updated workpapers to the engagement binder

  1. In the Engagement Binders Tree of the Workpapers Dashboard, right-click a workpaper with a status of
    Disconnected
     then select
    Return to Binder
    .
  2. In the
    Return Workpapers
     wizard, go to the location of the updated workpapers and mark the checkboxes next to the workpapers that you want to return to the engagement.
  3. Select
    Next
     then
    Finish
     to return the updated workpapers to the engagement binder. The status of the workpapers changes to
    Available
     and they're available for editing from the engagement workspace.

This article applies to:

  • Product: Workpapers CS
  • Subject: Engagements, Workpapers