Restore dialog

Use this dialog to restore client data, customized documents (such as elections, transmittal letters, filing instructions, and invoices), system settings (such as preparer, reviewer, and staff information), product settings (such as miscellaneous setup options, custom statements, and invoice pricing) or updates that you previously backed up to an external storage device, a backup location, or FileCabinet CS (if licensed).
To open this dialog, choose File then Restore.

Fields & buttons

Use this drop-down list to select the data location to which you want to restore clients, documents, or settings. Note that you must add a data location in the Setup, Office Configuration, then Data Locations tab before you can select it here.
Select the item you want to restore.
  • Select
    Clients
    to restore client data.
  • Select
    Documents
    to restore customized documents such as elections, transmittal letters, filing instructions, slipsheets, and invoices.
  • Select
    System settings
    to restore customized settings (for example, preparer/reviewer/staff, data locations, interest rates, and custom mailing labels).
  • Select
    Product settings
    to restore customized settings (for example, federal/state print collations, miscellaneous setup options, invoice pricing, and data entry displays).
  • Select
    Data Mining
    to restore&
    customized Data Mining searches and documents (for example, custom reports and letters).
  • Select
    Client XML
    to restore& UltraTax CS client data in XML format from your SurePrep application. (This is only necessary if you are using UltraTax CS via Virtual Office CS and you use SurePrep applications.)
Lists all clients who meet the criteria designated in the Focus group box. Highlight the client(s) whose data you want to restore and choose the Select button to move them to the Selected pane on the right.
Lists the clients you have selected to restore.
The contents of this list vary depending on what is selected in the drop-down list at the top of this dialog and the entity type(s) designated in the Focus group box. Highlight the items you want to restore and choose the Select button to move them to the Selected pane on the right.
  • If
    Documents
    is selected, this pane lists all customized documents (including custom statement information).
  • If
    System settings
    is selected, this pane lists all customized settings (including preparer/reviewer/staff, data locations, interest rates, and custom mailing labels).
  • If
    Product settings
    is selected, this pane lists all customized settings (including federal/state print collations, miscellaneous setup options, invoice pricing, and data entry displays).
  • If
    Data Mining
    is selected, this pane lists all customized searches and documents (including reports and letters).&
  • If
    Client XML
    is selected, this pane lists all available client data as XML files. (This option is for SurePrep users who run UltraTax CS in a Virtual Office environment.)&
The contents of this list vary depending on what is selected in the drop-down list at the top of this dialog.
  • If
    Documents
    is selected, this pane lists the customized documents you selected to restore.
  • If
    System settings
    is selected, this pane lists the customized settings (including preparer/reviewer/staff, data locations, interest rates, and custom mailing labels) you selected to restore.
  • If
    Product settings
    is selected, this pane lists the customized settings (including federal/state print collations, miscellaneous setup options, invoice pricing, and data entry displays) you selected to restore.
  • If
    Data Mining
    is selected, this pane lists the customized searches and documents (including reports and letters) that you selected to restore.
  • If
    Client XML
    is selected, this pane lists the client data XML files that you selected to restore. (This option is for SurePrep users who run UltraTax CS in a Virtual Office environment.)

Focus group box

Mark this checkbox to restrict the list to client data, documents, system settings, or product settings backed up in FileCabinet CS.
Select this button to toggle between the most recent custom focus selection and the default selection.
Use this drop-down list to choose the FileCabinet CS data location containing the appropriate backup data.
Use this field to restrict the list above to display only those documents, system settings, or product settings that were backed up to FileCabinet CS at the specified date and time.
Mark one or more of the entity type checkboxes to include the corresponding clients in the client list.
Example:
To include only 1040 clients in the list, clear all checkboxes except the
1040
checkbox.
Select a preparer, reviewer, or staff member from the drop-down list to limit the list to clients whose returns were assigned to a specific person.

Backup data group box

Displays the drive and folder from which the data, documents, system settings, product settings, or updates will be restored. To restore from a different location, select the Change Backup Location button, or select one of the previous ten backup locations from the drop-down list.
To change the drive and/or path from which the data, documents, or updates will be restored, select this button, navigate to the desired location in the Modify Location dialog, and then choose OK.
Select this button to have UltraTax CS rebuild the client or document list after you change the device from which you are restoring data or documents.
Example:
If you know a particular client's backup data is on one of three devices but the client does not appear in the client list for the first device, replace the first device with the second one and choose this button. UltraTax CS will check the second device for clients to restore and rebuild the client list accordingly.
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