Insights Into Maximizing Your Data Analysis Skills

IDEA Tech Tip: How to Copy and Manipulate Data in a Column

In IDEA’s Tech Tip series, our experts answer common questions users face when exploring the wide array of functionality IDEA offers. Our question today comes to us from Mike, an […]

IDEA Tech Tip: Using PDFs

If you’ve used IDEA Data Analysis Software, you know it is a powerful, comprehensive tool for analysing data and performing faster, more effective audits. What you might not know is […]

IDEA Tech Tip: Data Profiling

IDEA Tech Tip: Unstructured Data Analysis

IDEA Tech Tips: Exceptional Exceptions

5 Essential Tips To Get The Most Out Of Audit Data Analytics

Data analytics a game-changer for organizations that want to better manage risk.   Internal audit departments are increasingly using advanced audit software tools to leverage the vast quantities of financial, […]

Tech Tip: How to Automate IDEA Workflows for Data Analytics

In my years of training, I have had many questions about creating scripts. Most users don’t realize that you can create a reusable script without ever having to learn anything […]

Back to Basics: Use the Join Task to Combine Two Databases

  Back to Basics highlights key IDEA skills every auditor needs in their toolbox. This month’s blog showcases the easy to use Join task that enables you to combine databases. […]

IDEA Tech Tip: Using @ Functions in Tax Audits

Q: I’m a tax auditor and would like to use IDEA to check sales and purchases records, look at mark-ups and verify that taxes are recorded correctly. Which @ functions can help me when appending files, sorting purchase invoices and linking names with similar addresses?

IDEA Tech Tip: Equation Editor and Regular Expressions

Q: I’ve heard that you can use regular expressions in IDEA’s equation editor. Can you show me how to validate a U.S./Canada phone ... Works and Government Services Canada For more IDEA tech tips or to ask your own IDEA questions, visit IDEAScripting.com.