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  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Workpapers

Roll forward a SMART Practice Aids engagement

The ability to roll forward SMART Practice Aids engagements that are linked to from Workpapers CS is a multi-step process that enables you to carry forward engagement documents at the same time in both applications. The Roll Forward process can take place any time during the engagement workflow, but is usually performed after work in the engagement binder has been finalized, or is close to completion. The current engagement binder is used as a template to create next year's engagement binder.
note
  • You'll need to have PPC's SMART Practice Aids installed with the Fieldwork module to link engagements and workpapers from SMART Practice Aids to an engagement binder in Accounting CS Workpapers.
  • You also need to advance the client to the next Fiscal Year to include the next year's dates in the new engagement binder.
  • The Roll Forward can only be performed by staff members who have the appropriate privilege assigned to them.
You can start a roll forward the following ways:
  • Select the
    Roll Forward
     command on the toolbar of the Engagement Binders Tree portlet in the Workpapers Dashboard.
  • In the Workpapers Dashboard, right-click the Engagement Binder Briefcase in the tree view of the Engagement Binders Tree portlet and select
    Roll Forward
    .
  • Select
    Roll Forward
     in the
    Engagement Binders
     screen.
Do the following roll forward SMART Practice Aids documents in Accounting CS Workpapers.
  1. In the
    New Engagement Binder Properties
     screen of the Roll Forward wizard, name the engagement binder, define the period ending date, beginning, and ending date, then select
    Next
    .
    note
    • You can mark the
      Retain workpaper assignments
       checkbox when you've already set up staff in the previous engagement binder and want to keep those same assignments in the engagement binder that's rolled forward.
    • You can mark the
      Public entity
       checkbox when the engagement type is Audit.
  2. In the
    Workpaper Settings
     screen, select the roll forward setting for each workpaper (
    Replace - SMART Practice Aids
     is listed by default for SMART Practice Aids documents).
  3. Select
    Finish
     in the Roll Forward Wizard to complete the Roll Forward process in Workpapers CS.
  4. Select
    Close
     to exit the Roll Forward Wizard in Accounting CS and open SMART Practice Aids. You can also select
    Print
     to print the Roll Forward Diagnostic prior to closing the wizard.
  5. In SMART Practice Aids, choose how to roll forward the engagement, then select
    Next
    .
  6. Select the Engagement Date and make any other modifications to the new engagement name or Practice Aid edition, as necessary, and then select
    Next
    .
  7. Select the SMART Practice Aids modules and external engagement management software (Workpapers CS is default), then select
    Next
    .
  8. Select the areas in the engagement that are carried forward to the new engagement, then select
    Next
    .
  9. Review the current roll forward settings for the workpapers marked for inclusion in the new engagement, modify those settings as needed, then select
    Next
    .
  10. Select
    Rollforward
     to begin the Roll Forward process.
  11. Select
    Finish
      to complete the Roll Forward process.
  12. Select
    Create SMART Docs Now
     to create the SMART documents in the new engagement.
  13. Select the SMART documents to create read-only images that exist at the time of creation, for use outside of SMART Practice Aids, and select
    Create
    .
  14. Select
    Yes
     to save the SMART documents and automatically start the generation process.
  15. Select
    Close
     when the Roll Forward process is complete in SMART Practice Aids and to begin re-linking documents to the new engagement binder that was rolled forward in Accounting CS Workpapers.

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