General Concepts

TITLE: ACDA

Author: Porter Broyles

Issue: How difficult is it to get the ACDA?  Is it worth it?

Author: ACL
Issue: The Application Menu within ACL is usually greyed out, but ACL offers the user a chance to create scripts that can be used on any project without copying them to each project.  Using the Application Menu one can ensure that the codes are also protected from being edited by others.  This essay links to the ACL page discussing Applications Menus (one must have  ACL support to access it.)

TITLE: Applications Menu
Author: Porter Broyles
Issue: The Application Menu within ACL is usually greyed out, but ACL offers the user a chance to create scripts that can be used on any project without copying them to each project.  Using the Application Menu one can ensure that the codes are also protected from being edited by others. 

Title: Audit Exchange
Author: Porter Broyles
Issue:  Porter Broyles perspective on ACL's new project Audit Exchange.  This essay was originally a response to a query made on the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA) listserv discussion.

Title: Audit Exchange
Author: Peter Millar (Director of Marketing ACL)
Issue: In June 2008, Peter Millar visited the Houston branch of the TexasACL User Group, this is presentation he gave introducing Audit Exchange. 

Author: Porter Broyles

Issue: Some ACL ideas for performing Construction Audits.

Title: Continuous Auditing Presentation at the Texas Soceity of CPA's Advanced Healthcare Conference

Author: Porter Broyles
Issue: This is the presentation delivered July 17, 2009 to the TSCPA on Continuous Auditing.  Note the presentation is in PowerPoint 2007.

Title: Duplicate Fields
Author: Porter Broyles
Summary: This essay discusses some of the more common ways to compare fields using fuzzy logic.

Title: Ideas for Improving Your ACL Documentation
Author: Keith Barber
Issue: In May 2008, San Antonio-TexasACL User Group member Keith Barber had an article published in ACL's quarterly magazine Take Command.  This is a link to the ACL magazine, (one must have ACL support to access it.)

Title: IDEA v ACL
Author: Porter Broyles
Summary: Essay discussing some of the differences between ACL and IDEA.  The essay is based upon a presentation provided by IDEA and should not be construed as a comprehensive comparison.  True product comparisons require the presenter to be an expert with both pieces of software or to have to experts perform the same task side by side.

Title: Modular Script Writing

Author: Porter Broyles

Summary: Modular script writing is the use of a series of scripts to perform complex commands, written in a manner that they can be dropped into multiple projects with no or little modification.

Title: Naming Conventions for ACL Projects
Author: Porter Broyles
Issue: Many people do not have a solid idea surrounding naming conventions within ACL projects.  This article was originally published in ACL's quarterly magazine "Take Command" thus the link will take you to ACL's website.

Title: Seven Steps to Sustainable Audit Analytics

Author: Peter Millar (Director of Marketing ACL)
Issue: In November 2008, Peter Millar visited the Houston Branch of the Texas ACL User Group and gave a presentation on the Seven Steps to Sustainable Audit Analytics.  This is the powerpoint presentation he gave in a pdf format.

Title: Why Write Scripts
Author: Porter Broyles
Issue: A short essay on why one should learn how to write scripts and do everything in scripts.

Author: Porter Broyles

Issue: What is wrong with the following sentence:  "I know the controls are working because I used CAATTS and didn't find any exceptions."

Title: Understand Your Data
Author: ACL/Porter Broyles
Issue: This is part of ACL's "Habits of Highly Successful Auditors" campaign.  This is a link to the ACL campaign.

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