Add workpaper link in SMART practice aids document
If you're licensed for and have installed PPC's SMART Practice Aids with the Fieldwork module, you can add Accounting CS Workpapers reference links in a SMART Practice Aid's planning form or audit program.
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Before you can do this, you'll need to link an existing Accounting CS Workpapers engagement binder to PPC's SMART Practice Aids.
Add a workpaper link to a planning form
- In PPC's SMART Practice Aids, open the linked engagement then open a planning form.
- Right-click in the field you want to insert a link, then selectInsert Workpaper Reference.
- SelectAdd Workpaper Referencein the WP Refs tab of theEdit Textwindow to open theInsert Workpaper Referencewindow.
- Select the plus (+) sign next toWorkpapers CS (Documents in the linked engagement not included in this SMART engagement)item in the tree.
- Select a workpaper from the linked engagement binder in Workpapers CS, then selectSelectto insert the workpaper reference.
- Select the workpaper reference link to open a read-only copy of the workpaper in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or native PDF editor.
Add a workpaper link to an audit program
- In PPC's SMART Practice Aids, open the linked engagement then open an audit program.
- Right-click in theWorkpaper Indexcolumn for a selected item then selectInsert Workpaper Reference.
- SelectAdd Workpaper Referencein the WP Refs tab of theEdit Textwindow to open theInsert Workpaper Referencewindow.
- Select the workpaper reference in the Workpaper Index column to open a read-only copy of the workpaper in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or native PDF editor.noteTo edit the workpaper, you'll need to open the workpaper from Workpapers CS.
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- To retain the workpaper reference link in the SMART engagement when you roll forward an engagement in Accounting CS Workpapers, be sure to selectIncludefrom the dropdown in the Roll Forward Setting column of the Roll Foward Wizard.
- To retain the workpaper reference link when you roll forward an engagement in PPC's SMART Practice Aids, mark the following checkboxes.
- Risk Assessment and/or Audit Programs(if the engagement is an Audit)
- Workpaper Reference