Accountant's Assistant Handbook

Exporting and retrieving CBS data 
If you choose the one-step integration method for exporting and 
retrieving client data, CBS automatically exports the client data and then 
Account’s Assistant automatically retrieves it with the click of a button. 
During the export, if the program finds more than one copy of a CBS 
company database containing the CSA client ID of the client for whom 
you are running the process, the program opens the Select CBS Client 
dialog. Select the correct CBS company file to export and click OK. The 
program saves the selection for future export and retrieve processes. You 
can reset these by choosing Edit / Client File Location.  

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Once the export has completed successfully, CSA automatically starts 
retrieving the client data. Once the retrieval is complete, you will have a 
chance to review the data before transferring it to CSA. 
If the retrieval fails or if you cancel the retrieve process for any reason, 
CSA temporarily stores a copy of the export file in your CSA client data 
folder within a CBSExport subfolder. For example, if you are retrieving 
data for client CSWRI01, the export file would be stored in 
d:\WINCSI\CSAData\CSWRI01\CBSExport, where d represents the 
hard drive or network location where you store your CSA client data. If 
you choose Tasks / Retrieve again, you will be prompted to try and 
retrieve the export file again.  
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Yes: If you click Yes, Accountant’s Assistant will start the retrieve 
process again, trying to retrieve the export file located in the 
CBSExport subfolder. 
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No: If you click No, you will be prompted to start the export and 
retrieve CBS data process again. If you click Yes at this second 
prompt, the export and retrieve CBS data process will start again and 
the program exports your next period in CBS. 
Important! If you are not ready to export data for the next processing 
period in CBS, be sure to restore a pre-export backup of the CBS 
company database before starting a new export and retrieve CBS data 
process. 

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