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Vendors
Settings Module » QuickBooks » Vendors
Import Vendors from QuickBooks Vendors are imported from QuickBooks when you first start using iPoint. This is typically done once, but you may be directed to do this process again when working with an iPoint Support Specialist to repair certain sync issues. Importing…
Vendors Module
Vendors Module
Vendors Module The Vendors module holds information about the companies where you buy services and products to sell to your customers. Click on the Vendors icon on the dashboard to access the list of vendors. Vendors are your suppliers, people, or companies you buy…
Partnered Vendors
iPoint Library » Partnered Vendors
Below are the vendors we have partnered with to automatically receive updated item information and pricing. Plus, any vendors we are currently working towards building partnerships. Partnered Vendors Sending us Pricing: Autonomic Controls Lutron Sonance / James…
Managing Vendors/Brands
iPoint Library » Managing Vendors/Brands
Access the iPoint Library Options and select Manage Saved Vendors & Submit Price Sheets. If you do not already have saved vendors, iPoint will run a match to the vendors you have in iPoint and what we have in the Library. Then it will show you which ones matched…
Item Details
Items Module » Item Details
Item Details An item’s details are the most critical part of the iPoint database because it encompasses information that affects sales, ordering, scheduling, billing, and inventory control. Navigation In addition to the standard navigation elements…
Item Type
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Item Type
Pop Up List: Item Type The Item Type is one of three filters used on the Item Master to help users quickly find products in the iPoint database. The three filters are Manufacturer, Category, and Type. For example, you might choose a category of Speaker and a type of…
Item Manufacturer
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Item Manufacturer
Pop Up List: Item Manufacturer The Item Manufacturer is one of three filters used on the Item Master to help users quickly find products in the iPoint database. The three filters are Manufacturer, Category, and Type. Set Up Place your cursor in the first empty…
Item Category
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Item Category
Pop Up List: Item Category Item Category is one of three filters used on the Item Master to help users quickly find products in the iPoint database. The three filters are Manufacturer, Category, and Type. For example, you might choose a category of Speaker and a type…
Item Receipts
Purchase Orders Module » PO Details Items List » Item Receipts
Item Receipt Screen The item receipts screen is where you can view all the item receipts that have been created when receiving items on a purchase order. Navigate to this screen by clicking on the Purchase Order module and then clicking on Item Receipts. The green…
Line Item/Summary
Sales Orders Module » Billing » Line Item/Summary
This page defines the Line Item / Summary billing process. Click here if you are using RFP- Liability billing. Click here if you are using RFP- A/R billing. Sales Order: Billing Line Item/Summary Billing tab The main body of the billing tab shows you the payment…
Item Stock Summary
Reports Module » Sales Order Reports » Item Stock Summary
Product Manager Stock Report The Item Stock Summary Report, also know as the Product Manager Stock Report shows the status of products with regards to sales orders. The report can also be printed from a Sales Order on the Product Manager > Options > Labels & Reports…
Invoice Item Summary
Reports Module » Invoices Reports » Invoice Item Summary
Invoice Item Summary report The Invoice Item Summary report is a highly customizable report providing details on items that have been sold through your organization. Remember, a sale occurs when the item is placed on an invoice. So whether the sale was from a sales…
Item Detail Options
Items Module » Item Details » Item Detail Options
The Item Details options button provides three tabs: Standard Options New Item – press this button to create a new blank item that you can fill out details to make a new item. It’s like magic! Clone Item – this button makes a copy of the…
Item Additional Settings
Items Module » Item Details » Item Additional Settings
Item Details: Additional Settings The Additional Settings tab provides granular details about an item, in many cases overriding standard functionality in the software. This doesn’t print anywhere. It is simply used here as a note pad. Memo The memo field is…
Receiving a PO with Item Receipts
Purchase Orders Module » PO Details Items List » Receiving a PO with Item Receipts
Yay!! It’s delivery day! The UPS man has delivered your goodies, and it’s time to start checking in those orders. First, check the packing slip – oftentimes, you will see your PO printed right on it and a list of what was delivered. Now it is…
Can an Item have multiple Labor Phases?
Items Module » Items FAQ » Can an Item have multiple Labor Phases?
Can an Item have multiple labor phases? Multiple Labor Phases on an Item In the American frontier, many occupations required you to be a jack of all trades and perhaps king among them was the pioneer doctor. Pioneer doctors were regularly tasked with being general…
New QuickBooks or Switching from QBO to QBD (or vice versa)
Settings Module » QuickBooks » Registration » New QuickBooks or Switching from QBO to QBD (or vice versa)
From time to time, you might find it necessary to connect iPoint to a different set of QuickBooks. For example: You have been using QuickBooks Online and have decided that the QuickBooks Desktop product might be a better fit for the way you do…
Extras
Items Module » Item Details » Extras
Items: Extras The Extras tab is a Document repository where you can store PDFs or other documents related to this part. This is a great place to store cut sheets or owner manuals so you don’t have to go hunting for them. Add a document by dragging it to the…
Add items to a PO
Purchase Orders Module » PO Details Items List » Add items to a PO
You can add items to a Purchase Order one of three ways: From a Sales Order From the Purchase Manager Directly on the Purchase Order To add a part, click in the empty Select an Item field. This will be the first line on a new PO or the last line on an…
Options
Items Module » Options
The Options button gives you the ability to search your list of parts for specific items using search criteria. Click here for a description of all the options available. The Options button will be orange if search criteria are applied. If the button is tan colored,…
How do you remove an item that has been delivered?
Work Orders Module » Work Orders FAQ » How do you remove an item that has been delivered?
Work Order Parts Options Open the Work Order Click the Tasks/Parts button in the top right corner of the screen Make sure the Parts List tab is active Click on the delivered part you want to remove – this moves the part details into the center section of…
How do you Create Custom Items?
Items Module » Items FAQ » How do you Create Custom Items?
How can you create and use a custom item? . If you do not want to add multiple items to your Item database (ie: shades), but want to add the item to a proposal/work order/project, then request and track that product through installation, you may want to create an item…
Items FAQ
Items Module » Items FAQ
See links below for Frequently Asked Item Questions How do you change an Inventory Type? Custom Items Barcode Scanning for Items Alternate Vendors Multiple Labor Phases for Items
Export to Excel
Items Module » Options » QB Sync List » Sync List Options » Export to Excel
Items List: Excel to Excel To simplify the manipulation of your item list, you can export your items into an Excel spreadsheet. This is useful for doing mass edits, entering manual inventory counts, and other database processes. Once edited in Excel, the data can be…
How do you remove an item that has been delivered on a sales order?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » How do you remove an item that has been delivered on a sales order?
First, you have to un-deliver the part. Open the Sales Order Click the Product tab Click the blue Product Manager button Click the Details button next to the item you want to return and remove On the This Item tab, click the red Return button above the location…
How do you remove an item that has been delivered on a Standard Invoice?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs » How do you remove an item that has been delivered on a Standard Invoice?
Follow these steps: Open the invoice and find the delivered item you want to delete. Click the Delivered box that shows the quantity delivered. This opens a Transaction window. Click on the Delivered line that shows the quantity Select an inventory location to…
How can I remove an item on a change order and keep the associated labor?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » How can I remove an item on a change order and keep the associated labor?
Items that have associated labor will get removed with that item on change orders. So how do you separate the two if you want to charge your customer for the labor but no longer want to charge for the item? And you don’t want the Change Order to read a new…
Items settings
Settings Module » Module Settings » Items settings
The Items tab consists of options for the Items and Inventory modules. Item Options Options Default No Discount – A check in this box will cause the No Disc. box to be checked on all newly created items. Marking an item as no discount means that users…
Product Manager
Sales Orders Module » Product » Product Manager
Product Manager The Product Manager is where all of the items sold on a sales order are requested for purchase, placed on purchase orders, allocated, or delivered. Many of these functions are processed throughout the iPoint software. But this is where all item…
Billing
Sales Orders Module » Billing
There are three primary methods for billing sales jobs in iPoint. Each of the options functions slightly differently and as a result, cause the Billing tab to appear and function differently. Before we get started on the processes, let’s understand the…
Accounting Options
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Accounting » Accounting Options
We’re all in business to make money. And there is nothing more fun than counting the money you’ve made at the end of the day. But it is never really that simple, is it? Accounting is more than just zeros and ones. There are many ways to account for things…
Purchase Request Manager
Inventory Module » Purchase Request Manager
Inventory Dashboard: PRM The Inventory Dashboard: Purchase Request Manager displays a list of parts that have been requested from various locations in iPoint. The requests could come from Sales Orders, Projects, Work Orders, or Invoices. You’ll see the:…
Product Manager Options
Sales Orders Module » Product » Product Manager » Product Manager Options
Clicking the Options button on the Product Manager presents a number of different options available to you. These options are spread out across four tabs and each tab is described in detail here. Product Options: Transactions Transactions The transaction tab is…
Sales Order FAQ
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ
Sales Order Frequently Asked Questions How do you remove an item that has been delivered on a sales order? How do you add or remove sales order types? How can I track retention on sales orders? Can you show me how to simplify the delivery invoice process? How…
Accounting FAQ
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ
Here are answers to Frequently Asked Accounting Questions broken down into subtopics. RFP FAQs QB FAQs Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs
What Data Do We Sync
iPoint Library » What Data Do We Sync
One of the many nifty features the iPoint Library does is; sync. It automatically syncs to 6 different data points to align your price changes. Sync List Cost – This is your hard cost (what you pay), specific to your vendor Price – The retail…
iPoint Library
iPoint Library
What Is The iPoint Library? The iPoint Library is a centralized database of over 100,000 items from over 90 vendors. Why Is That Cool? Once you are connected to the Library, you will get automatic price updates from your favorite vendors. Get those latest…
QB Step 4: Importing Data
Welcome » OnBoarding » iPoint Setup » Setup QuickBooks » QB Step 4: Importing Data
The final step to integrating QuickBooks into the iPoint process is to populate your customer, vendor, and Items lists. If you are setting up QuickBooks for the first time or are bringing these lists from another piece of software, you can skip this step. !iPoint can…
Alternate Vendor(s)
Items Module » Items FAQ » Alternate Vendor(s)
Did you know you can choose an Alternate Vendor for your product? It’s all about where you create the PO. Once you have followed the steps below – iPoint will do the heavy lifting and change the part number for you. Choose Default Vendor Choose…
Cost/Price Changes
iPoint Library » Cost/Price Changes
One of the most powerful features of the iPoint Library is ensuring you are getting the latest pricing updated in your file automatically! Let’s talk about how that happens and what you can do to ensure accurate pricing. Items from Partnered Vendors iPoint has…
Wizard Data
Welcome » OnBoarding » iPoint Setup » Wizard Data
Wizard Data The Data tab of the Wizard helps you understand the progress your team is making in grooming your data for use. While you don’t actually enter data here, this is where you learn all about data. So what data is needed for iPoint? There are three…
Vendor Details
Vendors Module » Vendor Details
Vendor Details Screen The Vendor Details screen shows a lot of information about the vendor. Let’s start in the middle of the screen. Company Info This is the primary details for your vendor. Company Name – enter the name as it appears on the…
How do you Push Inventory Receipts to QB Using a Different Date than the PO?
Purchase Orders Module » Purchase Orders FAQ » How do you Push Inventory Receipts to QB Using a Different Date than the PO?
If you create a purchase order on Sept 23 and sync it to QuickBooks, the QB PO is also dated Sept 23. But if you receive items on the purchase order on Sept 28, the synced item receipts still show up in QuickBooks as being received on Sept 23, the date of the Purchase…
Can I switch labor phases on a work order?
Work Orders Module » Work Orders FAQ » Can I switch labor phases on a work order?
Switch Labor Phase Phone When you Check-In for a Work Order, you first choose your Labor Phase such as travel, install, service, trim out, etc. But did you know you can switch to a different labor phase without checking out first then checking back in? This is…
Getting Started
iPoint Library » Getting Started
You’ve just subscribed to the iPoint Library!!! What are you going to do next? Settings First things first, you’ve got to set up the settings of the iPoint Library. Selecting what fields you sync determines what information will come over from the…
Syncing to QuickBooks
Syncing to QuickBooks
iPoint is a project management software that runs almost every aspect of your business. From sales and service to purchasing and invoicing to inventory and time tracking, iPoint does it all… almost! While we are experts at project management and job costing,…
iPoint Data to QuickBooks
Syncing to QuickBooks » iPoint Data to QuickBooks
Data are the details that both software platforms share about Customers, Items, Vendors, and System Info. Think of data as the common language spoken between iPoint and QuickBooks. QuickBooks: Edit Customer window Customer Data The following chart shows the CRM…
Items Module
Items Module
Items List The Items module is where you will maintain the parts and services you sell to your customers. The Items module is probably the single most important module for data as it houses information for accounting, sales, ordering, engineering, and inventory…
Portal
Items Module » Portal
Portal is a third-party, online tool used to streamline order processing, among other things. iPoint has partnered with the good folks at Portal to make their vendor item database available for you to import into iPoint. And if you send your dealer agreements to…
What happens when I sync stuff to Quickbooks?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » QB FAQs » What happens when I sync stuff to Quickbooks?
The iPoint software is, among other things, a project management tool, and as such, there is limited financial reporting that takes place in the program. The majority of the reports run in iPoint deal with Project Accounting, telling you about the financial health of…
Permission Sets
Settings Module » Permission Sets
Permission Sets Users in iPoint can be granted access to various aspects of the software. Access is controlled by Permission Sets, permissions designated by role or title. iPoint comes pre-loaded with three sample Permission Sets, which are visible on the right side…
iPoint Library Vs Portal
iPoint Library » iPoint Library Vs Portal
iPoint Library vs. Portal: Which Product Database is Right for You? iPoint Library and Portal are both product databases that can be used to find product information and receive pricing from all of their suppliers in one place. However, there are some key differences…
Line Report
Reports Module » Purchase Order Reports » Line Report
Purchase Order Line Report The Line Report shows a list of individual line items on purchase orders. The report shows: PO Number Item ordered Where the item request came from (Sales Order, Project, Work Order, Invoice, or Stock) The date the PO was created The…
First Things First…
Welcome » OnBoarding » First Things First…
There are several tasks you can be working on while you are waiting for your server to arrive. So take a look and feel free to call with any questions you have or visit our online scheduling tool to schedule a time for help! Company Logo and Template Examples If…
QuickBooks
Settings Module » QuickBooks
iPoint tracks nearly every aspect of your business, from sales and service to invoicing and purchasing. However, the software utilizes QuickBooks to track financials, accounts payable, and payroll. iPoint gives you a completely integrated two-way QuickBooks sync,…
POs settings
Settings Module » Module Settings » POs settings
Purchase Order Options These settings adjust how the Purchase Orders module functions. Default Text Purchase Order Title Override for PDF – You can manually change the title of the printed PO by entering it here. Note that changing formatting, like color or…
Sync List Options
Items Module » Options » QB Sync List » Sync List Options
Most of the real transactional processes on the QuickBooks Sync List are handled in the Options button. Each of the tabs is detailed below. QB Sync Options: QuickBooks QuickBooks tab Show Items Not Synced – this button will cause the list to display only…
Purchase Order Details
Purchase Orders Module » Purchase Order Details
Purchase Order Details Screen The PO Details Screen is packed full of information that will tell you all about your Purchase Order. Here, you can add products, specify order details, send to the vendor, change statuses, make notes, and more. Let’s start from the…
Work Orders settings
Settings Module » Module Settings » Work Orders settings
The Work Orders tab is where you customize how the Work Orders work in iPoint. Module Settings: Work Orders Default Labor Item – Select the Labor Phase from the drop-down corresponding to your service work. These labor phases are defined in Settings > Labor…
RFP FAQs
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » RFP FAQs
All of these Frequently Asked Accounting Questions are related to RFPs Negative RFP or RFP Credit Memo Switching from RFP A/R to RFP Liability When should delivery invoices be generated? Why wait for an RFP to be PIF before syncing to QB Customer paid multiple RFP…
Mobile: Items
Mobile Access » iPoint Mobile » Mobile: CRM » Mobile: Items
Mobile: Items The Item list shows all the products the customer has purchased. Items are added on Sales Orders, Change Orders, Projects, Work Orders, and Invoices. The Back Arrow takes you back to the customer details screen. The Magnifying Glass opens a filter…
How do you change an Inventory Type?
Items Module » Items FAQ » How do you change an Inventory Type?
How can you change an items inventory type? While it is simple in iPoint to change an inventory type (you simply change the dropdown item) it is not so easy when it comes to QuickBooks. QuickBooks will not let you change the inventory type of an item after it has been…
Grid View
Items Module » Options » Grid View
Item Grid View The Item Grid View is an alternative view of the items in your item database. This is typically used to make bulk edits to your item list. The search criteria on the standard Item Options tab will apply to the list you see here in the grid view. Sort…
PO Details Items List
Purchase Orders Module » PO Details Items List
Purchase Order Items List Item List The main section of the Purchase order is the Items List. The list is where you will see the items on the purchase order. Next, we will go into the process of manually adding items to a PO on the next page. PO Line Filter –…
Sales Order Designer
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order Designer
Sales Order Designer button The Designer button in the top right corner of the Sales Order opens the list of parts and labor sold to your customer. This is the same list created on the Proposal with one significant difference. The parts are locked and can’t be…
2021 Q1
Welcome » Change-Log » 2021 Q1
This page represents the features and updates made to iPoint since our last release. While this list isn’t comprehensive, it does list the majority of the changes and upgrades we’ve made to iPoint. These features are all current as of Version…
Items Allocated
Reports Module » Items Reports » Items Allocated
Item Allocations report The Item Allocations report provides a list of all products that have been staged (or allocated) for a particular job. This report is sorted by customer names. Item – the part number for the item Date – displays the date of…
Items List
CRM Module » Contact Details » Items List
Items Section In the Items section, you can see a list of all the items that have been sold to this customer. These parts come from sales orders and invoices as they are generated in the system. Items List For each item in the list, you can see: The…
Import Tool
Items Module » Options » Import Tool
You have just signed up with a new vendor who has a new product line you need to pull into iPoint. Or maybe the new product year reveals a batch of new items you want to import. With the Import Tool, you can quickly pull in data directly into iPoint in a batch, rather…
Accessories
Items Module » Item Details » Accessories
Items: Accessories The accessories tab is designed to help speed the addition of parts to proposals. You can add accessories (either items or labor) to a part so that when it is added to the proposal the accessories are automatically added as well. In some cases,…
iPoint Transactions to QuickBooks
Syncing to QuickBooks » iPoint Transactions to QuickBooks
This section of the manual is intended to explain how transactions affect QuickBooks when they are synced from iPoint. There are two primary transaction types to consider, the purchase and storing of inventory and the sale and cash receipts for goods and services…
History
Items Module » Item Details » History
Items: History The History tab will help you find documents where the item was sold or purchased. Proposals This tab shows all active and archived proposals where this part has been used. Reference = Proposal ID # Date = the Date and Time the proposal was…
Used By
Items Module » Item Details » Used By
Items: Used By The Used By tab shows you every Item that uses this part as an accessory. The list on the right side displays: Used By = the parent or package that uses this item as an accessory Qty Used = the number of these items used on the parent item. …
QB Sync List
Items Module » Options » QB Sync List
QuickBooks Sync List The QuickBooks Sync List is where updates to items in Quickbooks are managed. To access this list, open Items > Options (button) > Views (tab) >QB Sync List Header Your first option is the sort drop-down where you can sort the list of items…
Use Tax
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Accounting » Accounting Options » Use Tax
Explanation Use tax is one of the most complicated and PITA policies many states have implemented. Use tax is a tax that applies to contractors and contractor – retailers. Instead of charging sales tax to the customer, you must pay the sales tax based on your…
Proposal Designer
Proposals Module » Proposal Designer
Proposal Designer The Designer is where the details of the items proposed to your customer are displayed. Here you can modify information on each item and view the profitability of the job. The designer is broken into three primary sections, and we’ll address…
Discount in Quickbooks is showing an incorrect tax amount
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » QB FAQs » Discount in Quickbooks is showing an incorrect tax amount
The discount item in QB takes on the tax basis of everything above it on the invoice. So if you want the discount to be fully taxable, you need to organize the items on the invoice with the discount listed immediately under all your taxable items. . If a non-taxable…
Chart of Accounts
Settings Module » QuickBooks » Chart of Accounts
QuickBooks Chart of Accounts settings The Chart of Accounts tab is where you tell iPoint how to push transactions utilizing your QuickBooks financial accounts. This process is typically completed during the initial setup of iPoint. But sometimes, you will make…
Invoice Detail
Accounting Module » Invoices List » Invoice Detail
Invoice Detail Header The top of the invoice shows the basic customer details, including: Customer Name – The name of the customer entered here. To enter a customer name, start typing in the field to automatically populate a list of customers based on the…
Can I switch from RFP A/R to RFP Liability?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » RFP FAQs » Can I switch from RFP A/R to RFP Liability?
Yes, you can! First, a little background. When we first developed the Request for Payment system, we built it using the Accounts Receivable model. As we started working with Community Members, we realized we could build an even better mousetrap and viola! RFP Liability…
2019 Q1
Welcome » Change-Log » 2019 Q1
Our last major release was in January 2018. During the past year, we’ve compiled a list of 149 new features, updates, and major bug squashes. Here is a list of what we’ve been up to and what you’ll see in the 2019 Q1 release. Key New Feature …
Product Details Popover
Proposals Module » Proposal Designer » Product Details Popover
Product Details While the list of items on the designer contain many details, you can view and edit even more information about a product by clicking the product name to open the Product Details popover menu. In the Product Details popover menu, you will see 8 tabs:…
Change Orders
Sales Orders Module » Change Orders
Change Order tab Once a sales order is created (converted from a Proposal), it becomes locked, and changes must be completed through a formal change order process. This best practice is designed to protect you from customers who make changes but never pay for their…
Can I Allocate Stock to a Job After it’s Ordered?
Purchase Orders Module » Purchase Orders FAQ » Can I Allocate Stock to a Job After it’s Ordered?
Say you have a Purchase Order (PO) with some stock items on it that have not yet been received. But then you realize that you actually want to use those items for a job. You don’t have to wait until the item is received or remake the PO. You can allocate those stock…
Add Products
Proposals Module » Proposal Designer » Add Products
Add Products Adding products to the Designer is done by clicking on the blue Add Products button at the top right corner of the designer. This opens a pop-up window where you choose a product to be added to specific locations in your design. Product Selection The…
How do you handle defective inventory?
RMA Module » RMA FAQ » How do you handle defective inventory?
There are a couple of options on how to use iPoint to handle defective items. . If the vendor is replacing the inventory. Create an RMA Warehouse in Settings > Module Settings > Items > Inventory Locations Transfer defective or damaged product into the RMA…
QB Step 2: Chart of Accounts
Welcome » OnBoarding » iPoint Setup » Setup QuickBooks » QB Step 2: Chart of Accounts
QuickBooks Chart of Accounts settings To confirm that the sync to QuickBooks is working we will get started by pulling in your chart of accounts. Go to Settings > QuickBooks > Chart of Accounts (tab) Make sure you either have QuickBooks open on your computer…
Items
Proposals Module » Design & Engineering » Items
Items All the items added in the Proposal Designer will populate on the left side of the screen. Drag and drop the items onto the background image to add them. From there, you can resize and rename them accordingly. Once an item has been added, it will appear green in…
Punch Lists
Settings Module » Punch Lists
Punch Lists are a list of sub-tasks that technicians must complete as they install equipment. iPoint will verify that these punch list items are completed before allowing the technician to mark the primary task as done. Punch lists are created here in settings and…
Inventory Re-Order List
Inventory Module » Inventory Re-Order List
Inventory Dashboard: Re-Order The Inventory Re-Order dashboard displays any items that have fallen below their inventory minimums. If an item has been archived, it will not appear on this list, even if the min/max levels have not been removed from the…
Tracking Prevailing Wage
Projects Module » Projects FAQ » Tracking Prevailing Wage
In government contracting, a prevailing wage is defined as the hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime paid to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics within a particular area. To track a prevailing wage in iPoint requires a bit of setup. In QuickBooks,…
Estimate
Accounting Module » Estimates List » Estimate
Estimate Header The estimate header contains: Customer/Job Name – the name of the customer or customer/job that the estimate is written for Address – the primary, bill-to address for the customer Contact Details – click this button to open a…
Items (tab)
Settings Module » QuickBooks » Items (tab)
Settings - QuickBooks - Items You can import items in your iPoint database in several ways. Manually enter your items directly into the Items module Exporting your item list into a .csv file and sending it to iPoint Support to import Importing items using the…
Navigation Elements
Dashboard » Navigation Elements
This manual is designed to explain all the buttons, links, and fields available in iPoint. As you use the software, you’ll find elements that are used in multiple modules and windows. In the software world, we call this consistency. Since we don’t…
Stock
Items Module » Item Details » Stock
Items: Stock The Stock tab is where you will find details about stock transactions and inventory history. The stock tab is only available on items with an Inventory Type of Inventory and is hidden on all other inventory types since we do not track inventory…
Items Sold
Reports Module » Items Reports » Items Sold
Items Sold report The Items Sold report lists all items that have been placed on invoices, regardless of what module generated the invoice. The report shows: Item – the Item Name Qty – the number of items sold Amount – the total amount of all…
RFP vs Delivery Invoice Variance
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » RFP vs Delivery Invoice Variance
At the end of a job, the RFP balance and the Delivery Invoice balance should match. However, there are times when the two balances do not match, and this is generally due to including actual time or parts directly onto delivery invoices rather than going through the…
Report Settings
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Options (tab) » Report Settings
Custom Template Report Settings Every proposal has a number of user-defined options that can be set to show and hide specific information. Each logged-in user can set their own preferences and print their proposals the way they see fit. However, sometimes a company…
Project Custom 1 & 2
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Project Custom 1 & 2
Pop Up List: Project Custom Fields Each Project has two customizable drop-down fields to track information that iPoint might not have a preset field for. There is a Project Custom 1 and Project Custom 2 field available. Since both custom fields work the same way, we…
Options: Customization
Proposals Module » Proposal Reports » Client Proposal » Options: Customization
Proposal Options: Customization The Customizations section is where you can modify the actual text displayed on the proposal. The various options are broken into five sections. Click on the header to go to the appropriate section of this manual page for details on…