Pervasive Export Utility

Published: 21/06/2021

You will require the Pervasive Export Utility if you are using Pastel to import data into Caseware Working Papers.

Answer:

What is the Pervasive Export Utility?

In some instances, the person who will be drafting the AFS in Caseware is not the same person who performs the accounting processing. In this case, the Caseware user may not have access to pervasive (backend software used to run Pastel Partner/Express) and would not be able to perform a direct import from Pastel Partner/Express into Caseware Working Papers.

The Pervasive Export utility can be used to export data from Pastel, which in turn can be imported into Working Papers.

The utility will need to be sent to your client where Pastel Partner and Pervasive are installed Click the following button to download the Pastel Export Utility (1.33 MB).

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How do I use the Pervasive Export Utility?

Copy and paste the zip file Pervasive_Export_Utility_V2012.zip into a new folder on the desktop
Right click on the folder and extract all. The files as per the print screen below will be exported

Double click on CasewareConv.exe to launch the export utility as per the print screen below

Click the Software Version drop down and select Pastel Partner

Select the Source Path by clicking Browse to select the Pastel Company which you would like to export from

Then select the Export Path by clicking on Browse to select the location where you would like the exported files to be saved

Click on Export to export the data from the Pastel data File
Once the process is complete, the dialogue box below will be display

Click on OK to jump to the location of the files, you will note the following files have been created:
1. Accmas.CWE
2. Accprmgl.CWE
3. Acctrn.CWE

Now that the data required has been exported, please ask your client to email the exported data to you which can be done by using following steps:

Highlight the 3 exported files
Right click the select Send to | compressed zip folder
Right click on the zip folder and select Send To | Mail recipient

Once the Caseware user receives the data, it will be extracted and the direct import process will be followed as per the section Direct Import Method – Pastel Partner/Express. Click here for detailed steps on this process.

The Auditor will extract the files that was sent back then run a Pastel import from where the files are located, the folder to select is called CWExport_1

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