Financials Release Notes – January 2010

Financials Update 8.50 – Build 110

Please review the following information prior to opening Financials 8.50. It is recommended that you print a copy of this document and keep it for reference.

Enhancements

The following table lists all the enhancements in Financials 8.50 since its last release.

WORKING IN THE Financial STATEMENTS AND FIRM LIBRARIES

Make Quick Changes to multiple rows at once including:

·          Enhanced functionality to allow multiple rows to be highlighted and adjusted at once to:

o      Delete multiple rows through the right-click menu or button.

o      Skip multiple rows through the right-click menu.

o      Create subtotals for selected rows with new “Quick Subtotal” button.

o      Change Grouping for multiple rows through the right-click menu.

o      Adjust “Vertical Alignment” for multiple rows and columns through the right-click menu.CR08-4SE-3DF3 (FinCAD: BDO: Ability to hide lines in a section using the section menu -T-) JH09-368-C782 (Highlight multiple lines and delete them) JH09-4DG-87F8 (Quick subtotal) JH09-4DG-53C8 (Change grouping for selected rows) JH09-4DG-71F1 (Adjust vertical alignment on multiple rows/columns)

WORKING IN THE Financial STATEMENTS

Linking alternative column values

·          Enhanced notes and schedule tables to enable users to define cells in a note or schedule table that can be linked to any existing Financials table.  Once defined the notes can be linked using the existing functionality “Link from… schedule/note/statement” functionality.CR08-70E-B197 (FinCAD: BDO: ability to link to multiple column note and shedule totals -T-)

Reporting Balance Type Column

·          Modified the additional column in the Financial Statements area formats to be populated based on any Working Papers Balance Type.  Previously the only column balance available was the Budget amount.  You are able to modify the additional column attributes for; AM09-5AG-DD76 (FSPER2 cell calculation and the Budget column)

o      Title column

o      Balance type

o      Period

WORKING WITH CASEWARE® Working Papers DATA

Calculation Explorer

·          Changed drill-down to launch Working Papers Calculation Explorer. The calculation explorer allows you to drill down to the supporting balances and launch the applicable automatic documents in Working Papers. JH09-5S8-2B67 (Replace WTB drilldown w/Calculation Explorer)

 

Interface

Interface Changes Include:

·          Updated the interface to include updated buttons, fonts and colors of key documents including the Financial Statements, Financials Statement Options, Knowledge Libraries and Firm Financial Options documents.

o      Added to each document a distinctive icon to reflect the type of document.  Easily identify when you are in the master template, the library files, worksheets, option documents and the financial statements. 

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Renaming Financials Notes Titles

·          Enhanced CaseWare note heading titles in the notes knowledge library to allow the firm to modify the titles. The modified note heading titles appear in the financial statements.DH04-A7D-3E14 (Note: Edit Note Heading in Knowledge Library)

Do-it-yourself tables (diy)

DIY Tables

·          Added DIY tables to statement areas.

·          Added DIY functionality to use Custom Balance for the Balance Type Field for any column. DW09-898-DD24 (DIY enhancements )

Performance

Purge Styles

·          Designed an option under the “Options” menu to “Purge unused styles”. This removes the styles not used in the engagement Financial Statements which increases performance. JH08-688-16D2 (Purge unused styles)

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Online Help

·          Updated and reorganized the online help in many areas

Training Material and Guides

·          Updated training material and guides to cover new enhancements.

 

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