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To 'Roll Forward' and engagement file, complete the following steps:

1. From the 'CaseWare' menu select Engagement | Year End Close to display the 'Year End Close and Roll Forward' dialog (refer: Figure 1)
2. Within 'File to be Used for Next Year':
1. Click the Browse button picklist to assign a file path (i.e. if the default path is incorrect) to the roll forward file (refer: Figure 1)
1. Select Browse for Folder to display the 'Browse for Folder' dialog
2. Browse to the appropriate file path
   
3. Click the OK button
   
2. Enter a new name into the File Name: input field
   (Note: The name of next year's engagement file must be different to the name of this year's engagement file)
   
3. Within 'Roll Forward Options':
        The following options are mandatory:
   
1. Tick the Update prior year balance data checkbox
   (This option ensures current year balances in this year's engagement file, become prior year balances in next year's engagement file)
   
2. Tick the Update CaseView Roll Forward Cells checkbox
   (This option ensures all cells within CaseView documents that have the roll forward option specified, are updated)
     The following options are not mandatory:

1. Compress prior year file checkbox
   (This option compresses the current year's engagement file after the new engagement file has been created)
   
2. Update next year's opening balance data with: checkbox
   (This option should only be ticked if transactions are to be recorded in next year's engagement file. If balances are to be imported, leave it unticked)
   
4. Click the OK button
   

On completion of the roll forward process, the rolled forward file becomes the active engagement file.

Figure 1:

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