Excel Inquire for Auditing and Compliance
Jen UnderwoodFounder & Principal ConsultantImpact Analytix, LLC @[email protected]
…quickly make a positive impact
“Microsoft Excel users are often disaffected business BI users who are unable to conduct the analysis they want using enterprise, IT-centric tools. Since these users are the typical target users of data discovery tool vendors, Microsoft's aggressive plans to enhance Excel will likely pose an additional competitive threat beyond the mainstreaming and integration of data discovery features as part of the other leading, IT-centric enterprise platforms. With the introduction of Office 2013, these target users will begin to have a compelling reason to use the BI and data discovery
capabilities they already have in their beloved Excel.”
Source: Gartner BI Magic Quadrant 2013
Excel 2013
Inquire for Excel Auditing and Compliance
• To address Sarbanes Oxley regulations and others that require spreadsheets controls
• Microsoft integrated Prodiance functionality
• New controls for spreadsheet governance, audit and monitoring
• Database Compare
• Server based Discovery and Risk Assessment
• Official Blog announcement http://blogs.office.com/2014/02/11/find-all-your-data-connections-with-office-discovery-and-risk-assessment/
Inquire for Excel Auditing and Compliance
Inquire for Excel Auditing and Compliance
• Inquire Functionality• Workbook analysis• Relationship diagrams• Spreadsheet compare• Formatting aids
• Diagnoses errors, inconsistencies, hidden information and dependencies
• Reporting features
• Additional information on TechNethttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612850(v=office.15).aspx
Workbook Analysis
Spreadsheet Compare
Relationship diagrams
Workbook
Worksheet
Cell
Audit and Control Management Server
• Automates auditing of Excel spreadsheets (also Access) on corporate file shares and SharePoint document libraries• Cell level audit trail• Version control• Change control• Security• Data integrity
• Complemented by Discovery and Risk Assessment Server • Another SharePoint Server solution• Provides inventory and analysis features
Audit and Control Management Server
• How SharePoint Audit and Control Manager Works• Discover and Inventory files to Control• Save file as a “Controlled” file• Can work with “Controlled” file on
desktop• Audit Trails now saved in SharePoint
• New Spreadsheet Controls Management White Paper • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library
/jj983808(v=office.15).aspx
Discovery and Risk Assessment Server