ACL Tutorial 2

COMMANDS: ANALYZE -> DUPLICATES ANALYZE -> GAPS DATA -> SORT TOOLS -> COMMENT

PAYROLL 1. Run DUPLICATES option from the ANALYZE menu bar option. Make sure to check GAPS ! PRES"R# ! an$ %&PL'(A#ES in the $ia)o*ue bo+. ()ick on Emp)o,ee Number as the co)umn to -erif, se.uence. Go to the "&#P&# tab an$ set output to S(REEN. ()ick "/. a. E+p)ain the resu)ts ,ou *et. b. 0o1 man, $up)icates $o ,ou ha-e2 0o1 man, *aps2 c. (ou)$ the *aps be )e*itimate3 that is! the, $o not of themse)-es in$icate errors or frau$2 $. 'f so! $escribe an a)ternati-e test. 4. Rerun DUPLICATES comman$! but this time uncheck GAPS. a. 5hat 1ou)$ ,ou think of the resu)ts as an au$itor2 b. 5hat 1ou)$ ,ou $o 1ith the resu)ts2 c. 5hat other fie)$ 1ou)$ ,ou check for %&PL'(A#ES or GAPS2 Run the %&PL'(A#ES comman$ a*ain. 6. Run SORT b, Emp)o,ee Number. &se "&#P&# 7'LE name PAYR"LL8 EmpNo. Run DUPLICATES option. (ome up 1ith a se)ection for the Sequence On si$e that 1i)) $etect possib)e $up)icate checks e-en thou*h the emp)o,ee numbers are $ifferent 9such resu)t 1ou)$ be more )ike), to be frau$ than error! but sure), one or the other:. "n the List Fields si$e! choose the first ; fie)$s in a se.uence that 1i)) make it eas, for ,ou to interpret the resu)ts. Make sure "utput #ab has S(REEN option for output resu)ts. ()ick "/. a. 5hat resu)ts $o ,ou *et2

b. 0o1 man, $up)icates $o there appear to be in the fi)e2 c. Run %&PL'(A#ES a*ain! this time check GAPS an$ SE<&EN(E on (heck Number. $. %o ,ou fin$ an, patterns in the $ata that nee$ in-esti*ation2 e. %oes the report *i-e ,ou some $irection for substanti-e testin*2 =. &se COMMENT to insert a comment into the L"G fi)e that notes ,our concerns. 'nstea$ of usin* #""LS8>("MMEN#! ?ust enter it manua)), in the te+t bo+ in the L"G 1in$o13 start 1ith ("MMEN#... .