The below requirements refer to Caseware Working Papers version 2015

Operating System

THE FOLLOWING OPERATING SYSTEMS ARE RECOMMENDED AND SUPPORTED:

• Microsoft Windows 10
  • Note: SmartSync Server or Working Papers with Cloud Integration on Windows 10 operating system requires an update to 2015.00.142 (Release 3) or higher.
• Micosoft Windows 8, 8.1, 8.1 with update
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 or higher
  • Note: See here for important information when sharing files hosted on Windows 7.

THE FOLLOWING OPERATING SYSTEMS ARE NOT SUPPORTED:

• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows 95 / 98. Linux / Unix / Mac OS.

Additional Components

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 10.0 or higher.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 10.0 or higher (download from www.adobe.com).
• Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 or higher.

Internet Connection

• Not essential to run applications, but its is highly recommended for software licensing, support and update purposes.

MS Office Integration

CaseWare and CaseWare Connector integrate with the following applications:

• Microsoft Word / Excel / Outlook ( 2007, 2010, 2013).

*Note: CaseWare Connector is not compatible with 64-bit MS Office.

PDF Creator

• CaseWare 2004 or higher has a built-in PDF writer which requires no additional components.

Security and Permissions

• Installation requires local administrative rights to the workstation
• Use of Working Papers requires read/write access to programs folder and any folders containing client files

*Note: Printer drivers PCL6 are not recomended.

Server

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
• Pentium 4, 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM minimum, 100 Mb/s ’Server’ type network card, 2 GB Free disk space.

Workstation

Networked Workstation running CaseWare Working Papers; Data is stored on a server:

• Minimum: Pentium 4, 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 100 Mb/s network card, 512 MB free disk space.

• Recommended: Pentium 4, 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 100 Mb/s network card, 512 MB free disk space.

Stand-alone Workstation running CaseWare Working Papers; Data is stored on the workstation:

• Minimum: Pentium 4, 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 100 Mb/s network card, 2 GB free disk space.

• Recommended: Pentium 4, 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 100 Mb/s network card, 2 GB free disk space.

Speed

• Standard 100 MB/s across all workstations (10 MB/s not recommended).

Antivirus

• Exclude the following file types from scanning - dbf / fpt / cvw / cdx.

Databases

• Directly accessing/writing to databases is not recommended or supported by CMS Systems Solutions and is direct contravention of the Support Service Level Agreement.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you require any further information.

For more information on System requirements visit CaseWare Working Papers 2015 Support