Troubleshooting & glossary
Glossary
The words used in BeforeMay's client, case, review and integration flows.
Source reviewed Product documentation
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Account | A person's sign-in identity; separate from their practice membership. |
| Practice / firm / workspace | The organisation whose members work on its clients and records. |
| Client record | A person or entity in the shared directory. It can exist without a case. |
| Case | A Workpapers engagement for a client and financial year/return type. |
| Source document | The original evidence the firm holds, distinct from an outbound processed copy. |
| Recognised text | Text read from a file or scan; recognition alone does not verify its figures. |
| Draft workbook | Output available for inspection before delivery, or from some failed runs; not the final deliverable. |
| Delivered workbook | Output released by the build process; it can still have findings to resolve. |
| Current version | The version the case uses now, including supported edits; distinguish it from an earlier history entry. |
| Review point | A question, judgement or issue for the accountant to consider and resolve. |
| Chase / Awaiting | Missing evidence requested from the client. |
| Prepare | The case action that begins or refreshes the working-paper workflow. |
| Signed URL | A temporary credential granting access to a particular stored file. |
| Request token | The credential in a signing or verification link; treat it as personal to the intended recipient. |
| MCP | The machine interface through which authorised practice software calls the documented Workpapers tools. |
| Scope | A permission on an API key, such as reading cases or starting builds. |
| CDD record | A customer due-diligence evidence summary with recorded assessments and decisions. |
| Not run | A check did not run or lacks required evidence; it is not a pass. |
| Redaction | Removal or replacement of selected information from material sent onward. |
| Pseudonymisation | Substitution that can still be linked back; it does not make material anonymous. |
Follow tutorials for these terms in context.