ACL software is
recognised worldwide as the leading software for data access, analysis,
and reporting. It allows you to transform data into meaningful
information, helping you achieve your business objectives to add value
to your organisation.
With
ACL, you can:
Analyse
data more quickly and efficiently, independently from IT department,
with an intuitive user interface, pull down menus, toolbars, and point
& click commands
Rapidly
analyse transactional data in files of any size to ensure 100 percent
coverage and the utmost confidence in the results
Produce
easy-to-understand reports—easily design, preview and modify results
on-screen with drag-and-drop formatting
Identify
trends, pinpoint exceptions, and highlight potential areas of concern
Locate
errors and potential fraud by comparing and analysing files according
to end-user criteria
Identify control issues and ensure
compliance with standards
ACL Server Edition
ACL – Server
Edition provides direct, interactive access to mainframe operational
data. With ACL, you can query 100 percent of a data population with
complete confidence. Search for every exception, leveraging mainframe
processing power. Total data coverage enables you to examine every
field and record of interest, improving the accuracy and effectiveness
of data analysis. Powerful commands designed specifically for data
analysis include Age, Stratify, Sample, and Duplicates.
ACL
Server Edition – z/OS
ACL Server Edition for z/OS employs a single, consistent client
interface to provide easy, immediate access to data. With a few simple
clicks, you can move from analysing information stored on z/OS
mainframes, to server data, to SAP R/3 data, or networked PCs. ACL
Server Edition, z/OS reads and compares data, allowing the source
data to remain intact for complete data quality and integrity.
ACL
Server Edition- W2003
The latest member of ACL Server Edition for Windows Server 2003
provides direct, secure, read-only access to Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server
databases. It preserves data integrity and respects privileges and
rights. Through an easy-to-use Data Definition Wizard, you select the
tables, fields and records needed for analysis. ACL automatically
creates a user-defined view of the data. You can use Condition, Where
and Order clauses to access only the data that you need, ensuring the
most efficient implementation of your requests.
Direct Link for SAP R/3
Direct Link for
SAP/R3 enables you to take control of your data analysis, giving you
direct, seamless access to your SAP R/3 data. Direct Link adds data
selection and extraction to the unsurpassed data definition, analysis,
and reporting capabilities of ACL for Windows to provide an end-to-end
solution for analysing SAP R/3 data. Direct Link features in the
following:
Direct, seamless Access
Automation
Formatting
Data
Integrity
Automation
System
Security
Multi-table
Queries
Focused
Queries
Field-level
Table Searches
Flexible
Query Extraction
ACL AuditExchange 2.0
ACL
AuditExchange is a department-wide audit
solution that addresses the analysis requirements of each team member,
whether conducting ad-hoc, repetitive, or continuous audits. It
provides access to any type of enterprise data regardless of source and
size, and enables every audit team member to document and review
findings and share results. With ACL AuditExchange, you can create a
central audit repository to capture and preserve audit knowledge so
even when people leave, the remaining audit team can continue to
efficiently produce consistent, high quality audits.
ACL AuditExchange 2.0 offers a lot more than analytics. Our new business
assurance platform has been designed with new ways to help your team
complete 100% of your audit plan and provide a deeper level of insight
into the integrity of your business.
ClickHERE
to learn more about ACL AuditExchange 2.0.
Ekaros Analytical Inc. was founded in year
2000 providing publications, training and consulting services relating
to mathematical tools, with particular focus on size laws (such as
Benford's Law). In year 2003, Ekaros launched a line of audit
publications, starting with the Payables Test Set for ACL, part of the
Effective Analyst Series. The Effective Analyst Series provides tools
for busy professionals to quickly start applying sophisticated
computer-aided audit tools and techniques (CAATT). As a third-party
publisher, Ekaros starts by developing better methods and then creates
tools to fit them.
CAATTs & Other BEASTs for Auditors
(Second Edition) by David G. Coderre
David Coderre is a recognized expert on audit software and analytical
techniques. He has more than two decades of experience in teaching,
consulting, and daily audit work in public and private
organisations. In this fascinating work, he will teach users
on the state of the art in computer-aided audit techniques, with
practical guidelines on how to get needed data, overcome organisational
roadblocks, build data analysis skills, and manage large-scale
projects. Mr Coderre combines his extensive knowledge of
modern audit theory with over 40 insightful case studies that
illustrate the practical use of automated tools in a number of
different business applications.
Revenue Test Set for ACL by Richard B. Lanza Revenue Test Set, the
second release in the Effective Analyst series, is built around a
comprehensive checklist that focuses on specific objectives for
revenues and accounts receivable that every audit must meet. Each test
requiring data analysis is assigned a specific ACL script, and the
scripts are collected in an easy-to-use menu format. Using
the menu-driven interface you can start doing necessary, worthwhile
work within a few minutes of opening the book. Key tasks are
flowcharted and all source code is provided so that users can modify
the scripts to suit their own unique requirements.
Payable Test Set for ACL by Richard B. Lanza The Payables Test Set
presents a comprehensive list of objectives that every audit of the
accounts payable function must meet. Tests are translated into
computer-aided audit routines and fully documented, including
flowcharts and source code. Within the menu-driven interface
you can start doing necessary, worthwhile work within a few minutes of
opening either book. Every application is open-ended: you can
include additional batches, customize existing ones, create a new
interface, whatever you wish.
Fraud Toolkit for ACL by David G. Coderre
Auditors know the importance of detecting fraud. The
incredible volume of transactions in today’s business environment makes
electronic frauds more common and computer-aided audit tools an
absolute necessity. As a ready-to-use fraud detection kit, to search
for gaps or duplicates, find high or low transaction values, do
Benford’s Law testing, or perform dozens of other tests. As a
training aid for understanding ACL script creation, including adapting
and customizing existing scripts for your own tasks
Fraud
Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud by David G.
Coderre The second edition of Fraud
Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud by David G. Coderre
reinforces this book's reputation as a must-have item for auditors and
fraud investigators. The original edition first appeared in
1999, and soon became a classic. Coderre's step-by-step approach to
using data analysis tools, supplemented by more than 60 lively case
studies, has been read and appreciated by thousands of auditors. This
second edition, published by Ekaros Analytical, reflects nearly five
years of additional fraud investigation experience, with revised and
expanded text and new features.
