Executive summary

This details the full features and other improvements for the two Caseware Working Papers releases in 2024.

Contents

1. Caseware Working Papers 2024.00.164.06 (Nov 2024)
   1. Features
   2. Fixes
   3. Known Issue
2. Caseware Working Papers 2024.00.092.07 (July 2024)
   1. Features
   2. Improvements

Caseware Working Papers 2024.00.164.06

The following describes the features and fixes included in Working Papers 2024 V1 and related products.

1.    Features

1.1. Xero online (Direct) import

Working Papers now fully supports imports from Xero Online. You can import your Xero trial balance and general ledger details from the Import - Accounting Software dialog without having any licencing errors using the “Xero Online(Direct)” option.

1.2. Protection setup

Split the Lock Client File/Unlock Client File group right into separate Lock Client File and Unlock Client File rights to provide more control over these operations. 

1.3. Licencing

Added a warning dialog that displays when a Working Papers license is nearing its expiration date. 

1.4. Hybrid cloud

Increased the duration that Working Papers will attempt to communicate with Cloud to prevent the process from timing out before completion. 

1.5. XBRL

CaseView now supports multiple XBRL entry points. In the new Select Entry Points dialog, you can add taxonomies and select the applicable entry points to use from the list. 

2.    Fixes

2.1. Imports

Importing data from AccountView into an engagement that was rolled forward does not clear the previous year-to-date (YTD) value. 

2.2. SmartSync

Documents locked for exclusive use may not indicate that they are ‘Locked’ when opened by the exclusive user, or ‘Read-only’ when opened by other users. The locked/read-only status was still applied, however. 

2.3. Licencing

Working Papers reports a time tampering issue and locks the application when the system time has not been modified. 

2.4. XBRL

Inline XBRL and non-XBRL-tagged HTML files do not preserve optional hyphens (also known as soft hyphens, which are used to break words across lines) in the export file. 

2.5. User interface

Some Working Papers fonts and CaseView icons do not properly scale to monitor resolution. 

3.    Known issue

CaseView frequently displays script errors when opening documents on Windows 11 

Solution: Windows H2V2 – Error Executing Scripts 

Caseware Working Papers 2024.00.092.07

The following describes the features and fixes included in Working Papers 2024 and related products.
 

1.    Features

1.1.    Protection setup

Split the existing Set Protection On/Off group right into Set Protection On and Set Protection Off. This can be used to expand the number of users that can enable file protection without giving them the ability to disable it.

1.2.    History and milestones

Added an option to display document insertion events in the file history log.

1.3.    Lockdowns

Added an option to the Engagement Lockdown Wizard to set all content in a file’s directory to read-only after lockdown. This read-only mode also applies to any sync copies of the file.

1.4.    More informative Error Messaging

Added a more informative error dialog when attempting to open a compressed file that contains documents with file paths exceeding 260 characters.

1.5.    Annotations

The Annotation column is now visible in trial balance automatic documents using the Consolidated view.
 

1.6.    Caseview scripting

Increased the character limit for CaseView script names to 31 characters. This increased character limit aligns with the existing CaseView UI limit and prevents some potential scripting errors.
 

1.7.    Data Store Administration Tool

The Data Store Administration Tool (DSAT) can now be used with Microsoft SQL Server 2022.
 

1.8.    Imports and exports

• Added support for imports from the following software packages:
• QuickBooks 2024 (Australia, Canada, UK)
• Sage 50 Accounting 2024 (Canada)
• Added support for exports to the following software packages:
• ProFile 2023 (Canada)
• The import process for QuickBooks US files now matches the process to import QuickBooks Canada, UK and Australia files. This process requires the QuickBooks Export Utility.

2.    Improvement

• When importing a trial balance with map numbers, nonexistent map numbers will not be created. This reduces the risk of assigning accounts to map numbers which are not catered for in the rest of the product.
• Attempting to access a computer’s system drive through CaseView causes CaseView to close unexpectedly.
• After performing a silent installation to a newer version of Working Papers, the older version is uninstalled, but the shortcut folder remains in the Windows 10 Start menu.

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