Roll forward procedures
The roll forward process can take place anytime during a project. Most firms perform this when the project is close to completion. The application uses the binder that you rolled forward as a template to create a new project.
To roll forward your project in Onvio Trial Balance successfully, select the correct options for the following fields in the
General
tab of the screen.- Application: Choose the correct application (Trial Balance) other thanNonefor the types of projects that you are creating that use the template.
- Pattern: (Recurrence Frequencysection). Be sure to select an option other thanNone.
Apply roll forward settings for workpapers in the binder
- Open your project and select theBindertab.
- To roll forward multiple workpapers, select the workpapers in the binder, then . To roll forward a single workpaper, right-click the workpaper and select .
- In theRoll Forward Settingcolumn in theWorkpaper Propertiespanel, select the correct option from the dropdown.
- SelectSave.
If the
Use Roll Forward Setting for subsequent projects
checkbox is marked for the project template being used in the Document Storage
section of the General
tab (accessed from in Onvio Center), the following actions are automatically applied to the new project binder generated.- The folder structure from the rolled forward project is retained and copied to the new project.
- The roll forward settings for each workpaper in the binder that was selected in theWorkpaper Propertiespanel for the original project are retained and copied to the new project.
Roll forward a binder
- Open your project and select theBindertab.
- SelectActions, thenRoll Forwardin theBinderscreen to open theRoll Forwardscreen.
- Enter a name for the new project that you will roll forward.
- For each workpaper in the binder, you can update the reference, name, roll forward setting, and staff assignment, as required.note
- You can use theSelect Roll Forward Settingsoptions to apply specific settings to all workpapers in the project. When different combinations of roll forward settings are listed, the application automatically selects theCustomoption.
- For licensed users of Guided Assurance:You can't change the roll forward settings for Guided Assurance workpapers in this screen, even if they are present in the list. You can modify them only during the Guided Assurance roll forward process.
- If the binder includes only workpapers added from Onvio Trial Balance, proceed to the next step and then continue with the steps in the following section.
- SelectContinueto begin the roll forward process.
- When you are prompted with a message that indicates that the roll forward was successful, selectOpen the new Projectto open the new project, orXto close the message and return to the current project.
Roll forward a binder with Guided Assurance workpapers
The
Binder
tab isn't available after you roll forward a binder that contains Onvio Trial Balance workpapers and Guided Assurance workpapers. Follow these steps to complete the roll forward process for Guided Assurance workpapers.- With your project open, select theBindertab to open a panel that prompts you to complete the roll forward process for Guided Assurance workpapers.
- SelectRoll Forwardand use the Guided Assurance roll forward wizard to step you through the process.
Internal use only
Roll Forward uses the generate next endpoint in Core and therefore the project template setup is key in the roll forward process being successful or not. When rolling forward a project/binder, the generate next endpoint that roll forward calls doesn’t look at what was set up on the project, but rather the project template. The project template needs to have an application selected (Trial Balance or Checkpoint Engage) and a recurrence frequency pattern other than None for the roll forward process to complete successfully.
Example
User buys Onvio Trial Balance or Guided Assurance with nothing else. They go to add a project and are required to choose a project template. We provide a default template for them. They choose this default template and choose their application and create the project. When they are done with their work, they want to roll forward the binder to create next years binder. It fails.
- This is because the default project template that is given has None as the application and None as the recurrence frequency pattern. The user did choose their application when they set up their project using this template, but when rolling forward and calling the generate next endpoint, the template is used for the application and recurrence frequency settings, not what was selected on the project.