Add an engagement
Follow these steps to add a new engagement for a client.
- Sign in to Engagement Manager, selectAdd new engagementson theEngagement dashboardscreen.
- Select a client, thenNext. If you have permission to update the lookup list on the Clients drawer, you can selectAdd Clientin the 1st step of the Add engagement wizard.You can use the filter fields to find a client by name or client number.
- Choose anExternal integration source:
- SMART Practice Aids
- Guided Assurance
- None
- Turn onEnable Confirmationif you want to enable integration with Confirmation to set up requests to responders, track their progress, and add them to your workpapers.
- Select anEngagement Sourceoption:
- New
- Existing
- Template
- SelectNext.
- Enter anEngagement nameand select anEngagement type.
- Engagement names should be concise, descriptive, and unique. For example, "2019 Year-End Audit".
- Don't include the client name in the engagement name.
- Select an option forPICand selectAssigned staff.
- Select aVendorandEntityfor tax information.
- SelectNext.
- Select an account structure:
- Consolidated
- Divisional
- Fund
- None
- Make selections for the followingReporting Periodsoptions:
- Year end date
- Period frequency
- Current period
- Prior years
- SelectNext.
- Mark the checkboxes for the firm account groupings you want to import, then selectNext.
- Select engagement dates for the following:
- Beginning- The first day that an audit is started.
- Ending- The date when work is completed on the audit.
- Report release- The date when the reports from the completed audit are due to the customers.
- Completion date- A projected due date for when an engagement should be completed.
- Deletion date- The date when the firm should delete the engagement. You need to use the engagement status report in theSetup,Reportsscreen to review the deletion dates and delete the engagements manually.noteThe completion and deletion dates can be calculated based on the other dates. The calculation will depend on the settings in theSetup,Engagement Typesscreen and which engagement type is selected on the current engagement.
- GoFileRoom indexing
- SelectDoneto add the engagement in Engagement Manager.