Use of DAPA/DAP during the Silverfin roll out phase

Over the next two years, we will be rolling out Silverfin for the majority of our clients - see here for the approach being used. For those clients where we cannot yet use Silverfin, we will still be using Digita (either DAP or DAPA) to produce the final accounts, although at a much reduced frequency. We should, where appropriate, still be using Silverfin to prepare the working papers and automate the link with the client's software (where a live sync is possible, Silverfin should be used regardless of the end accounts production software platform).

To assist in the cases where we are using Silverfin and Digita, we have a live export function available that matches as far as possible the Silverfin codes to Digita. However, over recent years there has been a distinct lack of standardisation within the Digita chart of accounts - this has limited the ability to accurately map Silverfin to DAP/DAPA, so there does need to be a manual check in the process.

The process is a follows:

1. From the Silverfin client home screen select 'Actions' and then Download Data 
2. Select 'Export to DAP' or 'Export to DAPA' as applicable and then when prompted download the file.  The export file will be saved to the downloads folder.
3. The file will be named 'DAP.csv' or 'DAPA.csv' and may have (number) if a file with the same name exists from previous downloads.
4. Open the file and check all the DAP or DAPA codes are correct paying particular attention to items coded to 999.00 Suspense
5. Import the file to DAP or DAPA and prepare the accounts as per the existing process.