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Error: UltraTax CS has encountered 1 or more input screens that are not associated with a defined activity, and has placed them within the "Orphaned" folder.

Scenario

If data is coming into a return and the unit it was originally related to no longer exists, you'll get the following error.
Error message
UltraTax CS has encountered 1 or more input screens that are not associated with a defined activity, and has placed them within the "Orphaned" folder. Please change their form and/or unit, or delete them entirely, whichever you believe to be appropriate. Then, please close and reopen the client.

Solutions

Use these steps to remove the orphan folders:
  1. Open the affected returns and select
    OK
     to close the error message.
  2. Select the orphaned folder. Each input screen unit that isn't related to a defined activity folder is represented by an input screen tab.
  3. For each orphaned input screen, either:
    • Delete the input screen by selecting
      Edit
       then
      Delete Screen Data
      .
    • If the orphaned input screen refers to an activity that should exist but has been removed, add a unit for the activity.
    • Assign the input screen to an existing activity by selecting the activity and unit number from the
      Form
       and
      Unit #
       fields.
  4. Close and reopen the client. You shouldn't get the error message again and the orphaned folder should be gone.
The client has asset information and the previous solution didn't work
If the client has asset information entered and you can't delete the orphan folder, follow these steps:
  1. Go to the
    Asset
     tab from any of the existing units.
  2. Select
    Edit
    , then
    Reassign Assets
    .
  3. In the
    Activity
     dropdown from the
    Focus
     area, select
    Unknown
    .
  4. Select assets and reassign them to the
    Misc
     activity.
  5. Go to the Asset tab under the
    Non Calculating
     folder and delete the assets.
The client doesn't have asset information and the solutions above didn't work
If your client doesn't have asset information entered, follow these steps:
  1. Close the client file and minimize UltraTax CS.
  2. Go to
    X:\WinCSI\DeprData
    , where X is the drive letter where the client data is stored
  3. Delete
     the client's folder. This won't delete any tax information; only data related to assets or depreciation
  4. In UltraTax CS, open the client and the error message shouldn't appear.

This article applies to:

  • Product: UltraTax CS
  • Return type: 1040 Individual, 1120 Corporation
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