The Projects Window displays all active Projects in Design Manager and is the main interface for adding, editing, and managing all Project information.
Select By: The Select By option has three choices: All, Client, and Salesperson. By choosing the Client or Salesperson options, a Client or Employee / Manager / Salesperson Code can be entered which will limit the Projects listed on the Projects grid to only the desired Client or Employee, respectively. The All selection is the default and will always display each active Project in Design Manager.
Show: The Show option has three selections: Open, Closed, and All. The Open selection will only display Projects that do not have a Closed Date entered on the Projects Grid while the Closed option will only show Projects that do have Closed Date. The All option will list both Closed and Open Projects. Open is the default selection.
The Projects Window displays the following columns:
As with most grids in Design Manager, the Projects Grid can be sorted by any column simply be clicking the desired column heading. You can also Export this grid to Excel or CSV file by right clicking on the grid and selecting Export.
Add and Edit: The Add and Edit buttons will display the Project Window to create a new Project or change the selected Project on the Project Grid, respectively. For a full description of the Project Window, see the Project Window below.
Delete: Upon selecting a Project and clicking the Delete button, one of two actions will occur:
Note: Closing completed Projects is a good practice. Many windows and reports are designed to selectively ignore closed Projects and will, therefore, be more efficient if you maintain a smaller list of active Projects. Closed Projects also won't appear on the Project Search Window making finding a particular Project an easier task!
Items: Clicking the Items button will display the Specifications Window, listing all the Items for the Project currently selected on the Projects Grid.
Close Project: Upon clicking the Close Project button, you will be asked "Are you sure that you want to close this Project?". Clicking Yes will set the Closed Date of the Project to current system date and you will be notified that the Project has been closed. Clicking No will prevent the Project from being closed. To Reopen a Closed Project, you must first have the Show selection set to Closed or All. Then find the Project and highlight it. Edit the Project and choose the Re-open button found at the bottom right of the window.
Status: Clicking the Status button will display the Project Status Window which presents a wide variety of accounting and purchasing information for the selected Project.
Request Retainer: Highlight the project and select the Request Retainer button in order to ask your client for an amount of retainer you would like to receive from them.
A window will appear where you can enter the amount to collect.
Enter your amount, then select OK. An email will be created for the project with a link for the client to see the requested retainer amount. The client can send a check or pay online, if your Design Manager is connected to the Stripe credit card & ACH processor.
After requesting the retainer, the most recent amount requested will appear on the Project window in the Retainer Requested column. This amount will be underlined, as it is a link. If you were to click on the link, you will be able to see the payment link sent to the client. The date, time and email the link was last sent will appear in the Retainer Request Sent Status column.
Any retainer received will appear in your cash receipts.
ONLY the most recent retainer details will show. Any retainer requested as a second, third, or any additional amounts will not show the previous amount requested history. If previous retainer is received those transactions will appear in cash receipts; however, only a single NEW requested retainer will be tracked, not amounts of requested retainer from the past.
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