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Be a better auditor.
You have the knowledge.
We have the tools.
With IDEA®, you can lower your cost of analysis, add more quality to your work and meet the new professional requirements regarding fraud and internal control by putting the power of IDEA to work for you. IDEA can read, display, analyze, manipulate, sample or extract from data files from almost any source - mainframe to PC, including reports printed to a file.

Overview

Improve your auditing performance

With IDEA's powerful functionality you can improve your performance and extend your capabilities. Designed by auditors for auditors.

Detect fraud

IDEA's free-form Search function is just one reason why IDEA is the most powerful and complete data analysis software available today to assist you in the detection of fraud.

Increase your value

You know how to plan and conduct an audit. Let IDEA help you get more work done in less time. IDEA has a combination of functions and features, not found in any other product, to help you work more efficiently, effectively and add more value to your organization or clients.

You don't have to be a technical specialist

IDEA can be used by financial auditors as well as IT auditors. A combination of extensive HTML-based Help, Informative User Guide with tutorial, "IDEAassistants" — wizards for key functions, Windows-standard features like Right Click and Drag and Drop, plus a carefully designed user interface make learning and using a breeze.

Features

IDEA has many unique features and functions not found in other audit software.

  • Creates a record of all changes made to a file (database) and maintains an audit trail or log of all operations, including the import and every audit test, carried out on the database. Each entry is tagged with the user ID from the Windows login.
  • Allows you to import and export data into a multitude of formats, including formats for large mainframe computers and accounting software. Can read and process millions of records in seconds. There is no limit to the number of records that IDEA can process.
  • Compares, joins, appends, and connects different files from different sources.
  • Extracts specific transactions, identifies gaps (for example, in a check number sequence), or duplicates.
  • Profiles data by summarizing, stratifying, or aging the files
  • Creates useful file statistics automatically.
  • Displays the data and your results graphically.
  • Creates samples using several different sampling methods.

Full features list

Add-Ons


Data Analysis for the Enterprise.

Improve your audit effectiveness and efficiency.

Adds new functions to IDEA's already powerful feature set

Avoid penalties and overpayments with integrated solution.

A revolutionary tool that will enhance your network security controls.

Eliminate the need for extensive SAP programming efforts.

Research Reports

CaseWare IDEA Research Reports offer insightful views of current issues in auditing.
Data Analysis: The Cornerstone of Effective Internal Auditing
Auditing Travel and Entertainment (T&E) Expenses Using IDEA
Continuous Auditing — A Strategic Approach to Implementation

Coming Soon:
  • Using Data Analysis to Meet the Requirements of the New Auditing Standards


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