What's New | Audit International 25.1

1. Caseware Working Papers 2023

The following describes the features and fixes included in Working Papers 2023 and related products

1.1 Features

1.1.1 History and milestones 

1.1.2 IDEA integration 

1.1.3 Imports and exports 

• Working Papers now supports imports from the following software packages: 
  • Sage 50 Accounts 2023 (UK)
• Working Papers now supports exports to the following software packages: 
  • ProFile 2022 (Canada) 

1.1.4 Interface 

• The Caseware Cloud search menu in the Consolidation | Properties, Consolidation | New | Existing File, Connect to SmartSync Copy... and Locate Parent of... dialogs has been modernized to improve performance and functionality. 
• The SmartSync Server menu on the Working Papers File | Open page can now be automatically hidden when you connect to a Caseware Cloud site. 
• Improved the wording in the Rename File confirmation dialog to clarify that Cloud-integrated files can be renamed, but Cloud-published files cannot.

1.1.5 Print and save 

1.2 Fixes

1.2.1 CaseView 

• Fixed an issue where text copied from external PDFs in CaseView would appear distorted when pasted into other text editors. 
• Fixed an issue where document sections with a sort group name that exceeds 256-characters would cause the document to stop responding. 

1.2.2 Compression 

1.2.3 Hybrid Cloud 

• Fixed an issue where Cloud-integrated files with accented characters in the file name would fail to open when a sync copy was downloaded from the File | Open | Caseware Cloud menu. 
• Fixed an issue (Error code: 0x8007001d) that prevented Cloud-integrated engagement files from being converted from the Working Papers interface. 
• Fixed an issue where the Year-End Close Performed column in the Working Papers app on Cloud would not update with the correct year-end close status for each file. 

1.2.4 Imports and exports 

• Fixed an issue where imports from Fortune Acomba would exclude some transactions if Use the posting date if it is different than the effective date was selected. 
• Fixed an issue that prevented the completion of E-conomic Online Accounting imports. 

1.2.5 Interface 

• Fixed an issue where upon opening an engagement file, the messages “Updating balance sheet account balances” and “Processing registration” would display, but not progress, preventing access to the file’s contents. 
• Updated Chromium Embedded Framework to version 109. 

1.2.6 Copy Components 

1.2.7 SmartSync 

• Fixed an issue where after uncompressing a compressed sync copy, it would attempt to synchronize with the original parent file even if it was abandoned. This was potentially causing the sync copy to synchronize with two different parent files. 
• Fixed an issue where temporarily losing an internet connection would cause a connection error in active sync copies, rather than switching to the Offline status. The sync copies would only reconnect to Cloud after restarting Working Papers. 
• Fixed an issue that prevented users from opening sync copies after the parent entity was moved to another business unit. 

1.2.8 XBRL 

• Fixed an issue that prevented the XBRL taxonomy from loading and reporting error HTTP 300. 

2. Lockdown, clean up and year end close process 

2.1 Lockdown process

2.1.1 Considerations before the lockdown and archiving of client files

• a Year end close has been performed and/or;  
• whether a Clean up has been performed on the client file selected to be locked down.  

3. Universal

3.1 Features

3.1.1 Financial Statement Area (FSA)

• The FSA can now be populated based on the current year budget, the prior year budget, or custom balances by selecting the applicable option from the Planning drop-down in the FSA worksheet. To add a custom balance, go to Tools -> Options -> Custom balances, once this is set up it will display in the FSA drop-down menu.
• Enabling the Financial Statement Area option in General Control Options no longer hides the Assertions drop-down in the Control Matrix.

3.1.2 General Options

• Added an option to AO - General options to retain completion responses during a year-end close and roll forward.
• Added 20 additional profile fields to AO - General options, for a total of 40 profiles. To customize how many profile fields are visible, select the applicable option from the Number of profiles drop-down.

3.1.3 Procedures

• A warning message now displays when attempting to switch a common procedure to regular procedure, stating that the action will result in the deletion of the common procedure from all other documents where it exists.
• Procedure IDs now display in the Procedure Availability dialog to make it easier to differentiate procedures during the authoring process.

3.1.4 Risk

3.1.5 Groupings/Leadsheets

3.2 Fixes

3.2.1 Audit Optimiser Confirmation Report

• Fixed an issue where some documents that were deleted by the AOCR could not be restored through the AOCR.
• Fixed an issue where documents deleted by the AOCR based on a response, could not be restored by changing the response

3.2.2    Financial Statement Area (FSA)

• Fixed an issue where items that were added to an Audit Area in the FSA would not be retained upon reopening the FSA.
• Fixed an issue where additional FSA columns with Input or Yes/No response types would not display the selected response in related work programs.

3.2.3 Interface

• Fixed various document and update related script errors.
• Fixed an issue where the Inherent Risk Assessment column heading would not display in some profiles.
• Fixed an issue where content in the Supporting Working Paper column of the Control Matrix would not populate in the same column of the Mini-Control Matrix.
• Fixed an issue where signing-off a completed document would occasionally still prompt the "Sign-off incomplete document?" message.
• Fixed an issue where applying custom general risk options to the default profile, then loading another profile, would result in an error in AO - General options under the FSA section.
• Fixed an issue where the ‘x' button to cancel an in-progress groupings update would not function correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Document Guidance for some work programs and checklists would appear duplicated after a template update.

3.2.4    Optimiser

• Fixed an issue where the Optimiser would not populate the Result column of procedures that it deleted from a document.

3.2.5    Procedures

• Fixed an issue where groupings/sub-groupings that were added in the New Procedure dialog would not be retained upon reopening the dialog.
• Fixed an issue where common procedures that were deleted from the Audit Response column of the Risk report would be restored upon reopening the report.
• Fixed an issue where new procedures that were inserted into a document after procedure sign-off would display in the incorrect grouping/sub-grouping in the Document Map.
• Fixed an issue where conditions deleted from a common procedure would not be deleted from the same common procedure in other documents.
• Fixed an issue where changes to conditions in a common procedure would not be automatically applied to the same common procedure in other documents.
• Fixed an issue where procedure responses would not be retained if the sign-off setting was changed from document sign-off to direct sign-off.
• Fixed an issue where common procedures marked as Unavailable would continue to display in the Content Library after an update.

3.2.6    Risks, Controls and Reportable Items

• Fixed an issue where some Risk reports would revert to a default view rather than using the assigned view.
• Fixed an issue where attempting to assign multiple controls to a risk simultaneously in the Controls dialog would result in only one of the controls being assigned.
• Fixed an issue where added Significant Risk Indicators would not display in the drop-down in the Risk Register.
• Fixed an issue where the Year Identified field of reportable items would default to the prior year if the field was disabled in AO - General options.
• Fixed an issue where common procedure linkages would not be retained upon importing a risk, control or reportable item.
• Fixed an issue where the RMM assessment would not populate automatically when using the Other option for inherent risk.
• Fixed an issue where after integrating a file [Object] would appear in the risk dialog.

4. Audit Content

4.1 Caseware International

4.1.1 New Forms

• 302. - Worksheet - Engagement quality checklist
• 380. - Worksheet - Withdrawal

4.1.2    Content updates

4.2 Related annexures

• Annexure A – Content changes by Caseware International
• Annexure B – Detailed content changes (CWI)
• Annexure C – Known matters
• Annexure D – Sections
• Annexure E – Firm Author Notice

Download our full release notes for the related annexures.

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