Electronic Workpaper Binder Signature Rollforward Lookup
Test electronic workpaper rows for signatures, current versions, and matching hashes and compare supplied prior and current version counts.
Description
Electronic workpaper rows can record signature, version and hash-match evidence.
Electronic workpaper rows can record signature, version and hash-match evidence. Equality of version counts is independent of document issues.1
The returned values include Documents checked, Document issues, Issue row indices, Version counts balanced. The How section below explains the calculation, input rules and interpretation.
When to use Electronic Workpaper Binder Signature Rollforward Lookup
Use Electronic Workpaper Binder Signature Rollforward Lookup when you need to evaluate the supplied records under the calculation and evidence rules below. No cryptographic hash calculation, actual signature verification or necessary version correspondence occurs.
Prepare source-backed observations and the applicable engagement policy before entering facts. Use consistent monetary units and periods. Supply all boolean evidence flags explicitly, and treat a successful screen as a reason to continue professional review.
How to use Electronic Workpaper Binder Signature Rollforward Lookup and understand its results
- Prepare source-backed observations and the applicable engagement policy before entering facts. Use consistent monetary units and periods. Supply all boolean evidence flags explicitly, and treat a successful screen as a reason to continue professional review.
- Enter currentVersionCount, documents, priorVersionCount using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read documentCount, issueCount, issueRowIndices, versionsBalanced. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| currentVersionCount | Current version count | integer; minimum: 0 | Required |
| documents | Rows ordered as signed, current-version, and hash-match flags. | list of list of number | Required |
| priorVersionCount | Prior version count | integer; minimum: 0 | Required |
Require nonnegative safe-integer counts and rows [signed,currentVersion,hashMatch] of exactly three binary flags, possibly empty. Return zero-based issues/count, document count and count-equality flag.
issue=any three row flags0; balanced=currentCount=priorCount Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| documentCount | Documents checked | integer; minimum: 0 |
| issueCount | Document issues | integer; minimum: 0 |
| issueRowIndices | Issue row indices | list of number |
| versionsBalanced | Version counts balanced | boolean |
{
"input": {
"currentVersionCount": 3,
"documents": [
[
1,
1,
1
],
[
0,
1,
1
],
[
1,
0,
1
]
],
"priorVersionCount": 3
},
"output": {
"documentCount": 3,
"issueCount": 2,
"issueRowIndices": [
1,
2
],
"versionsBalanced": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No cryptographic hash calculation, actual signature verification or necessary version correspondence occurs.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Core numeric and string lists are limited to 100,000 entries; text entries are subject to the general large-text limit. Follow any smaller calculation limits above. Matrices are limited to 128 rows and 128 entries per row. Missing fields without a declared default, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors. A successfully returned false flag is an evaluated outcome; its meaning is explained above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Workpaper Preparer Reviewer Sign-Off Cross-Reference Format: A workpaper sign-off needs identifiable preparation and review evidence. This tool checks a narrow textual separation and date-agreement convention. For a complementary task, use RPA Bot Audit Trail Versioning Evidence Lookup: A robotic process automation (RPA) audit trail needs identifiable versions and supporting execution/review evidence. Identification text alone is not sufficient.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Workpaper Preparer Reviewer Sign-Off Cross-Reference Format
A workpaper sign-off needs identifiable preparation and review evidence. This tool checks a narrow textual separation and date-agreement convention.
- RPA Bot Audit Trail Versioning Evidence Lookup
A robotic process automation (RPA) audit trail needs identifiable versions and supporting execution/review evidence. Identification text alone is not sufficient.