Configuration

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On the main Inflo Explore page, by selecting the cog menu in the top right corner this allows access to a
Configuration option.

The default configuration options are to compare the figures against the prior financial year and to ignore unusual
movements.

Configure your risk assessment by setting specific expectations. The comparative figures can be set by using the
toggle feature. This allows you to use the prior period figures or set specific expectations for different categories,
accounts, and classifications

Select the plus icon to add a new expectation

You can view and update an existing expectation by clicking on the Classification name hyperlink.

When within the edit screen, select the cog icon to delete an expectation, then click on the confirm button.

You can choose to highlight any unusual movements, adding a monetary value and percentage, or ignore by sliding
the toggle across. You can also tick to highlight any inconsequential movements.

Movements are shown in the main Explore page in the Account view with a warning triangle to the left of the
accounts. Any accounts where both the value and percentage thresholds have been met will be highlighted in red.

Accounts where either the value or percentage thresholds have been met will be highlighted in orange. Hovering
over the icon will explain which has been met.

A grey icon means neither thresholds were met. You can also choose to highlight inconsequential movements.

Accounts where the opening and closing balance is under your firm’s inconsequential limit will not be highlighted
for your attention unless this option is selected.
Click back into the configure option from the cog menu at any time to make amendments as required.
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From the Inflo Explore home screen you will see additional icons on the left-hand side.

To create an internal note, click on the note icon.

Next, complete the required fields.

Once created the icon will turn grey, hovering over will show the note. Click the icon to view in full or to update.

To create a client discussion, click the add discussion icon.

Next, complete the required fields:

Once created the icon will turn red and can be viewed by clicking it again, or alternatively, the request can also be
found within Collaborate.
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Inflo Explore allows preliminary analytical testing to be led by a visual and dynamic dashboard which brings all the
insights from a client’s business into one screen. You will be able to drill through the detail and identify trends to
see exactly how your client’s business is performing and quickly identify key points and correlations.

When you first access Explore you will see the Financial Statement View, showing the Statement of Proft or Loss
and Statement of Financial Position tabs.

You can also view Explore from an account level view by clicking the swtich view arrow in the top right-hand
corner.
You can select which accounts you would like to see visualised by clicking the green tick boxes or unticking which
will dynamically change the graphs on the right hand side to view the most relevant underlying trends you want to
see.

You can also do this from a category level by clicking on the change filters icon

Next, select which sub-categories you would like to visualise.

Within the account level view, you can easily see if an account code within the P&L or BS has reached the threshold
you set when configuring the monetary or percentage differences.

This visualisation also allows you to quickly see the trend of accounts in terms of increasing or decreasing from PY
to CY and then be able to drill down to explore further.
A red notice is when the value and percentage thresholds have been met.

An amber notice is when either the value or the percentage thresholds have been met. Hovering over the icon will
tell you which.

A grey notice means that neither thresholds were met.

Depending on your selection of accounts you will be able to see the PY, CY and differences in a snapshot view. To
view the transcations scoll to the total selected bar at the bottom of the accounts view
Next, click the view transactions icon in the bottom right corner of the table to drill down further and see the
detailed transactions.

These accounts can then be compared to another grouping by clicking on the blue button below and searching for
the most appropriate selection:
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The ‘Heat Map’ setting illustrates which groups of transactions are deemed to be a higher risk and may require
more focused testing. This assists with the decision criteria to help identify which areas require focused testing. By
a group of transactions, we mean any time transactions are posted to the same combination of accounts, this will
count as one occurrence and will appear as one dot. Hovering over the dots will show you the number of
occurrences of that group of transactions, as well as the monetary impact as a percentage.

The positioning of the groupings, or dots on the heatmap indicates the frequency of transactions linked to the
monetary impact vs Materiality.

Groupings with a low volume of transactions, i.e. they occur less frequently yet has a high aggregate monetary
value will appear in red areas as potentially higher risk transactions.

Groupings with a high volume of transactions, i.e. that occur more frequently, yet has a lower aggregate value
would be deemed lower risk and appear in the green area.

Groupings in the middle of these two extremes are in orange or yellow, as evidenced by the key in the bottom
right.

By clicking on each of these you can select for them to be viewed. Clicking the detail button in the top right of the
screen highlights all the transactions selected.

These transactions can then be drilled down into by clicking into the ‘Transaction Id’ or they can be chosen for
testing by selecting the tick option to the right then create sample.
To select multiple items at once, click the wand icon in the top right-hand corner.

Within this screen you can choose which items to test based on their value. Once complete, click ‘Confirm’.

You can also at this stage download all the transactions by clicking this icon

or filter for the period, document type or user you would like to visualise.
Once all necessary transactions have been selected, press the ‘Create Sample’ button in the bottom right corner of
the screen which will now be available.

The test detail information will now need to be entered.

Your sample of transactions will then be visible informing you of the status, due date and responsible engagement
team member and client team member. The cog icon in the top right also allows you to download the sample into
excel, edit the details, and manage the status.

Click ‘submit to client’ and you will be presented with the below screen, simply select if you would like to notify the
client via email and if selected, choose the client. Confirm once happy with your selections.
Within Inflo Collaborate you will be able to see your test sample chosen and the status of the client request will be
displayed.
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Another way to visualise the clients transactions will be through the ‘stacked graphs’ functionality.

From here you will be able to see the transactions as a stacked chart which is interchangeable by selecting which
variable you would like to split the data by. The primary variable will appear on the X axis, against the measurement
on the Y axis. If set, the optional secondary variable is represented as stacked bars within the chart.

By clicking into any parts of the bar chart you are able to view the selected transactions and then drill down further
to the double entry posting.

If you have a linked prior engagement, with matching codes, you will also be able to see a blue prior year trend line.
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The next powerful visual is in the top right side of the screen and this displays all the users who have posted
transactions during the year. You can view the ranking of who has posted the ‘most transactions’ per period. This
can help you understand the client’s journal entry process and related controls. It can also alert you to unusual
postings or trends, such as users posting in unexpected patterns or posting an usually high number of entries close
to period-end.

When you hover over a particular user you will be given a highlighted view of their postings during the year
including the amount of postings per period.

In the top right corner, you are able to change the variable and see the document type used for those transactions
e.g. sales invoice, etc.
By clicking into the user’s postings, you will be able to see the accounts where they have posted from and to.
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The visualisation within the bottom right of the Inflo Explore dashboard displays a tree map which uses the areas of nested
rectangles to show the parts to whole relationship of posting volumes by Users and Document types, provided these fields are
within the GL data set.

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The red line around the outside represents the total number of transactions posted to categories or accounts selected, hovering
over it will show you the total. Each orange box represents the first variable, so either User or Document type. Hovering over this
line will show you the total transactions posted, by the user in this case. The green boxes represent the second variable, in this
case the different document types posted by that user. Hovering over this shows you how many of each document type each user
has posted and the % this comprises of all their transactions in the orange box.

If transactions posted to this P&L or BS category selected previously and the orange lines display the total for a user. This is then
split between the different document types showing you who has posted the most transactions to this category.

You can adapt the visual by changing the primary and secondary variable in the top right of the screen. The green space simply
represents the percentage of transactions posted by a user.

The green icon at the side of the graph allows you to compare two visuals side by side to receive an even greater analysis
experience. Use the pencil icon to edit or remove your comparison.

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Selecting the cog icon on the top right-hand corner of the main Inflo Explore dashboard allows you to download a final report.

This report is entirely adaptable for each client as you can configure through this screen what you want to view.

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Once you have clicked download you will be given an Excel spreadsheet or Word document of the general ledger split by category
in a lead schedule type format.

Engagement teams will then be able to attach this download to their working paper as further evidence of the work performed
over the reliability of the source data at this preliminary stage.

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By using Inflo Explore you will have gained a much greater understanding of your clients’ businesses and analysed how the key
areas of risk effect engagements which saves time and improves the quality of the work completed. This then facilitates a much
more collaborative client experience.

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Question Answer
Can I compare accounts side by side within Yes. The user will just need to open the visualisation screen for
Inflo? one of the accounts and choose which variable is of interest.
There is then a green plus button on the right of the graph to
click. From here, the user will be prompted to search for the
account, category or classification for comparison. Inflo enables
the user to select all account codes within a certain category or
choose specific account codes by typing in the box provided. The
side by side comparison is very useful in analysing data more
granularly, understanding company behaviour and helping to
focus the testing approach.

Is there a way to highlight unusual Yes. A user can access the 'Configure' screen through the top
movements in the Inflo Explore module? right-hand side cog icon menu where it will give a choice to set
specific expectations for classifications, categories or accounts,
rather than just comparing to the prior period. Users can also
choose to highlight unusual movements over a preferred
threshold for both a monetary value or a percentage value
movement. A red warning symbol will highlight those accounts
where both thresholds have failed whilst an orange warning
symbol refers to just one threshold failure. This will enable focus
to be given more clearly to certain accounts and guide the
testing approach.

Can I generate a sample from the Inflo Explore Yes. This can be achieved when viewing the detail screen by
module? clicking into any area of a graph (except in the heat map, where
you click the circle and select 'View Transactions'). Once you
have selected the items you wish to test click 'Create Test'
button towards the bottom of the pop-out screen.

Can I use Inflo to create a Lead Schedule? Yes, once the Inflo Ingest module has been completed, lead
schedules can be accessed in the Inflo Explore module, by
selecting the 'Report Download' function within the blue cog
icon and selecting the 'MS Excel' format.

Why are the P&L prior year comparatives not This will happen if the prior year closing TB has not been
pulling through? uploaded. This is most commonly due to the client uploading the
opening TB instead of the prior year closing TB, however the
guidance in Inflo Ingest should be used to prevent this from
happening.

How do I add notes to the Inflo Explore Notes can be added by clicking on the 'plus' icon next to the
module? account code or financial statement section, and adding an
explanation. Once the note has been added, it will be available in
the PDF report that can be downloaded for documentation
purposes.