System Administration
Information for CCH Audit Automation system administrators.
Last update: CCH Audit Automation is controlled by a number of system settings. These are stored in the SQL data base and are global for all users of the system.
NOTE:
Every site that installs CCH Audit Automation should appoint a System Administrator to be responsible for the system and take overall control.
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Default Identified Risks
This document outlines the process for authors of master packs to define, edit, and manage default identified risks applicable to linked clients. It details how these risks are automatically included in new client profiles but not in existing ones. Users can add, edit, or delete risks, with specific instructions on customizing risk profiles, justifications, and associated assertions. The document also includes guidance on printing identified risks. Overall, it serves as a comprehensive guide for managing risk documentation within the master pack system.
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Mandatory Procedures
CCH Audit Automation enables users to define and manage mandatory audit procedures across various areas. Procedures are identified by unique numbers and names, allowing for easy addition, editing, or deletion of procedures. Users can import programs from ASCII files or manually add details like main headings and tests. The system supports conditions for procedure activation and offers options to edit names or conditions, as well as to change the order of tests. Visual aids like dialog boxes facilitate user actions throughout the process.
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Master Pack Control Data
This document provides a comprehensive guide on managing master pack settings in an audit system. It outlines the process for editing pack names, releasing and withdrawing packs, and handling version control. Key features include customizing master audit settings, permanent file schedules, planning schedules, and static data settings. It elaborates on risk modeling, sample calculations, and materiality settings. The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining accurate records and offers various options to tailor the audit process, including document management and planning evaluations for audits.
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Master Pack Index
This document outlines the process for creating a File Index within the Master Pack, detailing components such as menu options, documents, checklists, and business processes. Users can create a hierarchical folder structure, define actions for individual items, and link to various resources. The document describes how to add, edit, and delete index items, and how to associate them with specific actions. It also covers the display and management of actions, including how to detach and change action types. The system provides a comprehensive method for organizing and accessing key documents and processes.
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SQL version: System Managers Manual
The CCH Audit Automation System Managers Manual (SQL) provides essential guidelines for system maintenance, including roles, system settings, and procedures for managing audit packs. It outlines key sections such as Master Packs, which cover areas like audit assertions, document templates, and risk questions. Additionally, the manual addresses information forms, import file formats, and offers a comprehensive appendix for effective system administration. This resource is vital for appointed system administrators to efficiently manage and maintain the audit automation system.
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Initial access and licensing
This document provides a guide for getting started with CCH Audit Automation, including licensing and product information. It explains the registration process that requires accurate input of the firm name and license code, how to manually change the database settings for client storage, and details on future updates managed by the Central Suite Installer. Additionally, it mentions the default system options and the capability for adjustments by the System Manager, with further guidance available in the System Managers Manual.
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Integration with CCH Accounts Production
The document outlines the procedures for transferring data between CCH Accounts Production and CCH Audit Automation, emphasizing scenarios where nominal codes match and do not match. It details steps for importing trial balances, updating journals, and creating necessary file structures for data exchange. Users are guided through setting up exports and imports, with specific instructions for managing discrepancies in nominal codes. The document includes screenshots for clarity and provides troubleshooting tips for errors encountered during the transfer process.
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Introduction to System Managers Manual
The document outlines the configuration and system settings for CCH Audit Automation, detailing crucial features such as data path management, internationalization support, and various operational settings. It explains how users can modify these settings, manage user access levels, and customize the software's behavior regarding document creation and audit processes. Specific options include integrating third-party accounts, managing user passwords, and applying security measures. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for both system managers and users, ensuring they understand and can effectively utilize the software's capabilities.
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Audit Assertions
The document provides guidance for the master pack designer on managing audit assertions within an auditing system. It outlines steps to create, edit, and delete assertions, including how to access the audit assertions dialog and input codes and descriptions. Users can add new assertions using an add button, edit existing ones by double-clicking or selecting and clicking edit, and delete assertions with confirmation. The document aims to assist users in effectively organizing their audit assertions.
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System Reference Manual
The "System Reference Manual for CCH Audit Automation" provides comprehensive guidelines for effectively using the CCH Audit Automation system, which is designed for audit planning, documentation, and execution. The manual covers key topics, including system overview, getting started, managing client files, user management, reporting, and customization of audit procedures. It also includes sections on risk modeling, materiality, documentation management, and handling trial balances. This resource aims to ensure users can maintain high standards in audit documentation and improve operational efficiencies through the system’s features and functionalities.
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Lead Schedules - List Imported Balances
This document outlines new features and functions related to report scheduling and definitions, particularly for importing and displaying transaction details. A special code format is introduced to list imported transaction details. Instructions for editing, printing, copying, pasting, and deleting report definitions are provided. The document also covers how to define report formats, insert lines, and utilize functions such as calculations, conditional tests, and formatting options. It includes guidelines for using embedded control codes and offers best practices for managing report lines.
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Lead Schedules
CCH Audit Automation allows users to create customizable lead schedules for audits, with up to 99 formats per audit area. Each schedule comprises a report definition—specifying page layout and conditions—and a report format, detailing line-by-line content. Users can add, edit, or delete schedules and define various report characteristics such as column numbers, widths, and conditional printing. The tool supports complex data calculations and formatting options, enabling the production of detailed audit reports tailored to specific requirements, including percentages and figures in thousands.
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Information Links and Guidance
The document explains the use of the Information Links option in the master pack definition, which allows users to create links to external information sources, such as RTF files, for audit guidance related to master pack items. It details the steps for editing or creating these links through a specific dialog interface and emphasizes the importance of these links for user reference. Additionally, it provides a link to further instructions on using the dialog for setting up or amending information links.
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Import File Formats
The document outlines the formats and protocols for importing data into calculators and trial balance systems. It specifies the structure for calculator inputs, detailing how to include optional item codes and amounts. It describes the requirements for trial balance files, including proper naming conventions and data formats for current and past years. Additionally, it presents formatting guidelines for audit objectives, audit programs, and checklists, including commands for defining tests and conditions within the checklist structure.
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Home Screen - Load Pack
The document provides a detailed guide on using the Home Screen Load Pack feature in a client management system. After logging in, users can select clients from a list, utilizing features such as recent client access and search by name. Users can load audit packs by entering a code or picking from a list. The guide also covers loading prior periods, switching clients, and managing backup data access. Additionally, it addresses updating from third-party account programs and handling multiple instances of the software for concurrent data viewing.
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Editing Tailoring Questions
The document outlines the CCH Audit Automation system's features for managing up to 9,801 client-specific questions, organized into 99 areas. Users can tailor audit packs by adding, editing, or deleting record areas and questions based on a Yes/No format. Instructions detail how to edit questions, add new areas, and manage existing ones. Each area and question is uniquely numbered, and modifications are facilitated through designated dialog boxes. Importantly, deleting a record area does not remove associated questions, which require a separate deletion process.
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Editing and printing charts
This document provides a comprehensive guide on managing nominal ledger account codes within an accounting system. It explains the structure of the chart of accounts, how to add, edit, and delete accounts, and the significance of unique account numbers and 20-digit alphanumeric codes for system interoperability. Key functionalities include the classification and categorization of accounts for audit processes, as well as printing options for nominal accounts. The document emphasizes the importance of proper record management to ensure accurate data handling within CCH Audit Automation.
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Document Templates
The document outlines a system for creating and managing templates for working papers and letters in an audit pack, compatible with internal word processors as well as Microsoft Word and Excel. It describes how to access, add, edit, and delete templates, each identified by unique codes. The document emphasizes the use of predefined merge codes for automating the inclusion of client data. Additionally, it details guidelines for using merge codes in documents created via different programs, and how templates can integrate into current audit files, ensuring streamlined document production in auditing processes.
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Default Text Documents
This document provides instructions on how to edit or create default text documents using the master pack within a word processing system. It explains the process of selecting predefined documents, loading existing client documents, or presenting blank documents when no defaults are available. Users are guided to use either PROword or MS Word for editing. A table lists default document names related to CCH Audit Automation, such as memos and summaries, alongside their descriptions. The document emphasizes the utility of default templates for data entry.
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Control Environment Questions
CCH Audit Automation enables assessment of a client's control risk through a series of questions or proprietary controls. Users can also document their reliance level on controls. The system allows for editing of control environment questions, with up to 99 questions customizable. An "Overall control question" can influence whether additional questions are necessary. The tool facilitates determining whether controls are effectively exercised, aiding in defining control risk levels. Comprehensive guidance for system operations and editing is available within the manual.
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Classifications
This document outlines the process for editing or printing classification files within a master audit pack. Users can access the classification codes via the Master options list; however, changes will only apply to new clients linked to the pack and won't affect existing ones. For modifications to existing clients' classifications, it is necessary to refer to section 20 of the reference manual.
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Audit Areas
This document describes the functionality of a system designed for managing audit areas, allowing storage and manipulation of essential audit information for up to 99 different areas. Key components include specific risk questions, control data, audit programs, checklists, objectives, and conclusions. Users can add, edit, and delete audit areas and their associated data through various dialog boxes. Additionally, the document addresses features like partner review areas, control risk questions, import/export capabilities, and the establishment of audit objectives and conclusions. Overall, it serves as a comprehensive guide for effectively conducting audits via structured data management.
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Amend Pack Completion Status
This document provides guidance on how to edit the completion and status information of an audit pack in Audit Automation. It explains the process to amend pack completion status via the File menu, detailing the necessary fields including error flags, mode, progress tracking, and options for generated programmes and checklists. Each field has specific functionalities and limitations, such as editing progress to revert audit stages without advancing them. The document emphasizes the consequences of unchecking checkboxes for programmes and checklists, leading to potential loss of customizations. Instructions on saving or canceling changes are also included.