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System requirements for PPC products

The following are the minimum hardware and software requirements for Checkpoint Tools for PPC, SMART Practice Aids and SMART Single Audit. While these products may operate in an environment below these specifications, it will likely not perform at a level suitable for the type of professional production work you'll be doing in the program.
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If you use a public or private cloud vendor, you'll need to review their security guidelines for isolating your data and applications.

Hardware requirements

  • Intel Core I3 processors
  • 2.0+ GHz or higher CPU
  • 4GB RAM or higher
  • 200 MB hard disk space
  • SVGA monitor - 256 colors minimum and 1024 x 768 resolution or higher

Software requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
We support 64-bit versions of:
  • Windows 11
  • SQL Server 2022 Express
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While PPC products may work on an Apple iOS device running Windows, we haven't tested or certified this environment and won't be able to support you if you run into technical issues.
PPC products also require Microsoft Office (32-bit or 64-bit version):
  • Office 2019 and later
  • Office 365
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  • Compatibility with Home and Business editions may be possible but haven't been tested.
  • We support 64-bit but Microsoft strongly recommends you use 32-bit versions of Office because it helps prevent compatibility issues with other applications, especially 3rd party add-ins that may not be available in 64-bit. If you do select to use 64-bit, you'll need Checkpoint Tools Framework version 5.0.21 or later.
  • We support the Office Professional edition only. We don't support:
    • Office Student/Teacher
    • Home and Student
    • Starter
    • Office 365 web apps
Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Chrome (latest version)
If you're using Citrix:
  • Citrix XenApp 6.5
  • Citrix XenApp 6
PPC's SMART Practice Aids provide advanced functionality to PPC's Practice Aids audit and accounting products. Therefore, you'll need to have one or more of those products licensed and installed.
The SMART Single Audit module also requires the Checkpoint Tools Framework for PPC. If you don't own one of the Checkpoint Tools products, contact Technical Support for assistance.