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Merge Fields
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Merge Fields
Throughout settings, you will find a list of Merge Fields that you can use to personalize various system-generated documents. Primarily used in customer proposal areas, merge fields take information from a customer record and input them into documents. These merge…
Employee Records
Reports Module » Employee Records
Employee Records reports provide access to information primarily used by Human Resources (HR) managers. At this time, you have one employee report. Time Clock – this report shows the number of hours entered using the Time Clock module or the Clock In/Out…
Service Records
Reports Module » Autos Reports » Service Records
Auto Service Records The Service Records report shows maintenance that has been completed on your company vehicles. These entries are made in the Autos module on the Service tab. Using the settings at the top of the report, select: Vehicle – chose a company…
Mileage Records
Reports Module » Autos Reports » Mileage Records
Mileage Report The Mileage report details the number of miles and time company vehicles are driven while doing work. Entries can either be made in the Autos module on the Mileage tab or through a link on the Autos tab of a work order. Using the settings at the top…
Customer Bill To Address Names
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Customer Bill To Address Names
Pop Up List: Customer Bill To Address Names The Customer Bill To Address Name is used on the customer record in the CRM to differentiate between various addresses. For example, the customer might have a separate Billing address from the Job Site address. Or a…
Customer Reports
Reports Module » Customer Reports
Customer Reports provide specific details about customer activity throughout iPoint. Note: Click on the report name to see a sample of the report and the options available. Click the module reference after the description to see where the data comes…
Can I merge duplicate Customers?
CRM Module » CRM FAQ » Can I merge duplicate Customers?
I’ve got two customer records for one individual. How do I merge the two customers into one? As you search through your customers, are you seeing multiples? “Hey! Aren’t Rob Marks and Robert Marks the same person? Wait a minute… did someone add…
Customer Notes Report
Reports Module » Customer Reports » Customer Notes Report
Customer Notes Report The Customer Notes Report prints all of the notes that have been entered into iPoint for a specific customer. These are the customer notes visible by going to CRM > Customer > Notes and come from: Work Order Notes Work Order Check Out…
Customer Activity Report
Reports Module » Customer Reports » Customer Activity Report
Customer Activity Report This report shows all of the sales Activities completed by various staff members within your company. Activities are defined in Settings > Pop Up Lists > Activity Types Assigned in Settings > Users > Goals Tracked in CRM > Customers >…
Mobile: Customer Details
Mobile Access » iPoint Mobile » Mobile: Work Orders » Mobile: Customer Details
Mobile Customer: Details Customer details are available in two places on the mobile work order. Customer Field Tap the Customer field in the Work Order Details section of the work order. This provides all the details about the customer,…
How do I push Inventory to QBO?
Inventory Module » Inventory FAQ » How do I push Inventory to QBO?
How do I push Inventory to QBO? iPoint does not support inventory in QuickBooks online. QuickBooks Online has multiple versions, and only the Plus version can track inventory. At this time, we are developing the iPoint Sync to work with the most common versions of…
Customer Work Order Notification
Settings Module » Module Settings » Work Orders settings » Notifications » Customer Work Order Notification
Customer Work Order Notification Customer Work Order Notifications automate the process of sending your customers reminders about the work you have scheduled for them in iPoint. Based on your settings, you will be able to send the customer an email with their…
Customer Site Address Names
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Customer Site Address Names
Pop Up List: Customer Site Address Names The Customer Site Address Name functions similarly to the Customer Bill To Address Name and is used on the customer record in the CRM to differentiate between various job site addresses. For example, the customer might have a…
Customer Job Sales Status
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Customer Job Sales Status
Pop Up List: Customer Job Sales Status The Customer Job Sales Status (or Lead Status) is a setting that can be used to help track a customer through the sales process of a job. Track your leads through the various communication and sales stages of your company. Set…
Customer Job Lead Source
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists » Customer Job Lead Source
Pop Up List: Customer Job Lead Source The Customer Job Lead Source helps you mark where customer leads came from. Maybe you sent a mass-market email campaign. Or the customer could have called you because of an advertisement you run in a local builders magazine.…
Customer Current AR Report
Reports Module » Customer Reports » Customer Current AR Report
Customer AR report The Customer AR report shows a list of customer invoices and how much the customer owes on each. Each transaction highlights: Customer’s Account Number Customer name Client Type as defined in CRM on the Customer record Invoiced is the…
Customer Bad/Bounced Emails Report
Reports Module » Customer Reports » Customer Bad/Bounced Emails Report
Bounced/Invalid Email Addresses This simple report is populated when a marketing campaign returns invalid or bounced emails. The report details: Customer Name – the iPoint customer associated with the insufficient email address Bad Email – the email…
CRM Module
CRM Module
CRM: Customer Relationship Management The CRM module holds all of the customers and contacts you have entered into iPoint. This is also the place you will go to find documents related to a specific individual or business. If a document is customer-related,…
How do I add tasks to my Work Order from a Project?
Work Orders Module » Work Orders FAQ » How do I add tasks to my Work Order from a Project?
If you have a task attached to a project, and want to insert it into a specific work order – Guess what? You totally can! New Task from Project in a Work Order To create a new task inside a Work Order that is already in the Project: Inside the Work Order simply…
How do you take payments?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » QB FAQs » Accounting Process FAQs » How do you take payments?
There are several ways to take a payment from your client! Add a payment to an invoice – find out how to here What if I took a payment in QB on an invoice I had sync’d there? Can I pull that payment back to iPoint? Yes! Credit Card Processing…
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…
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,…
Proposal Email Settings
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Proposal Email Settings
When you are ready to send a proposal to your customer for their feedback and approval, iPoint makes it easy to send a PDF of your proposal directly to your customer with a single button click. And to simplify things even further, you can pre-write your email templates…
Hide Costs from your Customer with Walkthrough Mode
Proposals Module » Proposals FAQ » Hide Costs from your Customer with Walkthrough Mode
Walkthrough Mode This feature is a Toggle Button – The Enable Walkthrough Mode button hides all cost, margin, markup, and modifier details from the screen. This is extremely useful when building the proposal in front of the customer as they don’t need to…
Invoice Summary
Reports Module » Invoices Reports » Invoice Summary
Invoice Summary report The Invoice Summary Report is your quickest view of the invoices generated and their status. By default, this report will show the previous 30 days’ worth of invoices. But that can always be adjusted by using the Options button. When…
I have a big job for both a builder and their customer. How do I enter that into iPoint?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » I have a big job for both a builder and their customer. How do I enter that into iPoint?
Scenario: A builder has hired you to install the low voltage for a new home they are building. They have been working with the new homeowner to specify equipment and build options. The infrastructure on the proposal you’ve provided will be paid for by 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…
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…
The customer has paid for multiple RFP A/R Invoices in one payment. How do I enter that in iPoint?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » RFP FAQs » The customer has paid for multiple RFP A/R Invoices in one payment. How do I enter that in iPoint?
When a customer pays more than the invoice they received, there are a couple of different ways to enter this into iPoint depending on the accounting method your company has adopted. Standard and RFP-Liability invoices Open the Accounting module Select…
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…
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…
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…
How do iPoint transactions impact Quickbooks financials?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » QB FAQs » How do iPoint transactions impact Quickbooks financials?
For the most part, every transaction you sync from iPoint to QuickBooks deals with either inventory or accounts receivable. Obviously, if you are taking payments from customers, you can also directly affect the cash accounts. Transactional entries are typically…
How do I delete a sales order?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » How do I delete a sales order?
The first step in deleting a sales order is to revert it to a proposal. Once you have reverted the sales order to a proposal, then you can delete it. Complete the following steps to delete a sales order. . Step 1. Revert the sales order to a proposal Delete any…
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…
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…
Should I enter the job as a Customer or a Job?
CRM Module » CRM FAQ » Should I enter the job as a Customer or a Job?
In general, create one customer record for each customer. This record is the primary address, and any work done at that primary address will be entered here (proposals, sales orders, work orders, etc.) If the customer has a second home or location, say a vacation home…
How do I simplify the delivery invoice process?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » How do I simplify the delivery invoice process?
Create All Delivery Invoices Create, sync, and apply RFP credits to delivery invoices in no time. No need to do each step for each individual Sales Order – you can check this off your list in just a few steps. 1. Create All Delivery Invoices From the Sales…
How do I Edit my Contract/Custom Template
Proposals Module » Proposals FAQ » How do I Edit my Contract/Custom Template
How do I edit my contract? There are a few ways to edit your proposal contract. Is this for a current proposal or just future proposals? Do you want one contract or multiple? In order to not get lost in the options, follow this handy guide! How Do I Edit My Contract…
How do I replace parts on a work order?
Work Orders Module » Work Orders FAQ » How do I replace parts on a work order?
Add a Replacement Part to the Work Order We’re here to help you take the guesswork out of some of the technology troubles you may encounter. In this edition of “Help! Robots are taking over the world,” we bring you the fol-low-ing: How to Replace Parts on a…
How do you add or remove sales order types?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » How do you add or remove sales order types?
The Sales Order Type field on the Sales Order Info (tab) is a self-populating list, accumulating types that are entered by various users. To add a new Sales Order Type, manually type a new “type” in the Sales Order Type field. Once entered, it will be…
How can I track retention on sales order jobs?
Sales Orders Module » Sales Order FAQ » How can I track retention on sales order jobs?
Retainage (often called retention) is a percentage of the amount certified as due to the contractor on an interim invoice and is deducted from the amount due and retained by the client. Primarily used for commercial contractors, the purpose of retainage is to…
How do you handle a returned/bounced check in iPoint?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs » How do you handle a returned/bounced check in iPoint?
We do not currently have a returned check function in iPoint. But here is how you process a bounced check: . Use the returned check feature in Quick Books:…
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 I enter time manually on a work order?
Work Orders Module » Work Orders FAQ » How do I enter time manually on a work order?
Manual Entry on iOS From a work order, tap the time icon at the bottom right Tap the Manual Entry button Choose a user from the Resource dropdown list Choose Labor Phase from the Labor Phase dropdown list Type in any relevant notes in the Memo field…
How do I make Inventory Counts in QB match iPoint?
Inventory Module » Inventory FAQ » How do I make Inventory Counts in QB match iPoint?
Making Inventory Counts in QB match iPoint Update QuickBooks Stock Levels Inventory is reduced in QuickBooks every time you push a Delivery or Standard invoice. Similarly, when you push a Purchase Order Item Receipt, the inventory quantities in QuickBooks are…
How do you handle an over payment on an invoice?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs » How do you handle an over payment on an invoice?
When a customer pays more than the invoice they received, there are a couple of different ways to enter this into iPoint depending on the accounting method your company has adopted. Standard and RFP-Liability invoices Open the Accounting module Select…
Adding Items to iPoint from the Library
iPoint Library » Adding Items to iPoint from the Library
Ready to add items? Let’s do it! Browse the iPoint Library Wildcard search if you know what you’re looking for. Utilize the drop down menu to narrow what fields you’re searching by (Vendor, Item, etc.). Toggle to show only those that are…
Jump to Added Items in a Proposal
Proposals Module » Proposals FAQ » Jump to Added Items in a Proposal
Jump to added items in a proposal. When designing a large proposal, the designer page will refresh to the top of the page each time a new item is added. But, you can jump to the room you are adding to, so you can keep track of those items added as you go. This may…
How do you process finance charges deducted by a finance company?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs » How do you process finance charges deducted by a finance company?
Accounting Finance Fees If you use a financing company that pays you directly for purchases made by your customer, chances are they will short-pay the invoice, withholding the finance charges. So how do you deal with that in iPoint? Finance charges are an expense,…
Why should I wait for the payment to be received before pushing RFP Liability invoices to Quickbooks?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » RFP FAQs » Why should I wait for the payment to be received before pushing RFP Liability invoices to Quickbooks?
A Request for Payment is not an invoice! Wait! What!?!?!? The dictionary defines an invoice as “a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill.” An RFP does not define goods or services that the customer…
Using a Credit Memo to Balance Delivery Invoices
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Accounting » Deferred Revenue Settings » Using a Credit Memo to Balance Delivery Invoices
In a world where your clients pay timely, this options would never be needed. You would always have more money from your clients than the goods and services you’ve delivered to them. In this scenario, when you create the delivery invoice, there are funds to pay…
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…
What is the best module to invoice from?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs » What is the best module to invoice from?
Invoicing > Best Practice > Dashboard We often get the question, “Where is the best place to invoice from?” The best practice for invoicing is to always invoice from the highest “level” in iPoint. Invoicing properly from the proper module…
Is it possible to duplicate a work order?
Work Orders Module » Work Orders FAQ » Is it possible to duplicate a work order?
Duplicate a WO You may be able to duplicate a WO in less than half the time it takes currently! The secret? When duplicating a Work Order all you need to do is select a technician. There is no need to fill in the rest of the fields; they will automatically fill in…
How can I list Unit / MSRP / Labor Price on my Client Proposal
Proposals Module » Proposals FAQ » How can I list Unit / MSRP / Labor Price on my Client Proposal
How can I list a (Unit / MSRP / Labor) price on my client’s Proposal? The two columns of numbers on the client proposal can seem confusing. So, in this section, we’ll take a look at the numbers in the left-hand column: what the number choices are, where…
How do you show Discounts and Modifiers in the Grand Total Summary
Proposals Module » Proposals FAQ » How do you show Discounts and Modifiers in the Grand Total Summary
How do you show modifiers and discounts in the Grand Total Summary? Grand Total Summary To show modifiers and/or the total discount your client is getting in the grand total summary on a client proposal, change order report, or sales order summary, as a separate…
Does iPoint have the ability to track a Warranty Fund?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » Miscellaneous Accounting FAQs » Does iPoint have the ability to track a Warranty Fund?
Some companies utilize a Warranty Fund to deposit funds (from overages or actual charges to customers). Then, as warranty work is completed, they draw on that fund to help pay for warranty work. Here is how you would track those transactions in iPoint. . Setup Start…
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…
How is QB Desktop impacted if we sync items as Inventory or Non-Inventory?
Settings Module » QuickBooks » Items (tab) » How is QB Desktop impacted if we sync items as Inventory or Non-Inventory?
First, let’s look at COGS when syncing items as non-inventory This is how to handle COGS when you are syncing all items to Quickbooks as non-inventory. The process to get accurate monthly COGS is the following: . When purchase orders are entered and received,…
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…
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…
WO Options
Work Orders Module » WO Options
Just like every other module in iPoint, the Options button on the work order provides additional things you can do with the Work Order. Let’s take a look at each of the available choices. Standard tab Persistent – Checking this box makes the…
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…
Pop Up Lists
Settings Module » Pop Up Lists
Pop Up Lists are used throughout the iPoint software to customize functionality. Many of these options help you align the iPoint software with your company’s business practices. Pop Up List Builder To modify a Pop-Up List, choose the list from the top of the…
Negative RFP or RFP Credit Memo: What is the best way to issue a refund when using RFP?
Accounting Module » Accounting FAQ » RFP FAQs » Negative RFP or RFP Credit Memo: What is the best way to issue a refund when using RFP?
The job is done and paid! You got everything closed out, and now it’s time to move onto the next… But WAIT! Your customer wants to return that last wing-a-ding and get a refund for it. What is the best way to issue this refund inside iPoint when using RFP…
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
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
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…
Work Orders on the Calendar
Calendar Module (Schedule Pro 2017) » Work Orders on the Calendar
Any work order created in iPoint appears on the calendar as colored boxes. In addition, each work order has details inside the colored box showing: Time – the starting time of the event Details – he name of the work order as defined in Settings > Module…
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…
Best Practice: CRM
CRM Module » Best Practice: CRM
This page lists Best Practices that iPoint recommends when using the software. . . . . . Should I enter the job as a Customer or a Job? In general, create one customer record for each customer. This record is the primary address, and any work done at that…
Web Portal
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Web Portal
Web Portal settings The Web Portal is used to capture customer signatures on proposals and change orders. The email sent to a customer, with their proposal attached as a PDF document, includes a link to the online web portal. Here the customer can log in to…
Email Templates
Marketing Module » Email Templates
Email Templates The second step to creating a marketing campaign is to make the email itself. This is the Email Template and contains the pictures and text you want to send to your contacts. Template List The list of existing Email Templates shows: Template Name…
Time Desc
Settings Module » Module Settings » Work Orders settings » Time Desc
Work Order Time Descriptions The Time Description tab is where you can customize how a technician’s work order entry appears on an invoice. This is typically used for service invoicing generated from a Project or Work Order directly. By default, the line item…
WO Naming
Settings Module » Module Settings » Work Orders settings » WO Naming
Work Order Naming When a new work order is generated, the software creates a default name. BB-2047-Carlisle, Bob-Project: 2018 Service Work This is translated as: Technician’s Initials-WO Number-Customer-Project Name. You can customize the work order…
CRM FAQ
CRM Module » CRM FAQ
See links below for Frequently Asked CRM Questions Should I enter the job as a Customer or a Job? Can I merge dupllicate Customers?
Default Contract
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Default Contract
Default Contract The contract for your proposal can be customized to include pre-built text that will auto-generate on each proposal. Legacy Feature: The Default Contract is a legacy feature and most users will find the customization available on the Contracts to…
iPointTech Settings
Mobile Access » iPointTech App » iPointTech Settings
iPointTech Settings The Settings screen defines how much data is available offline and some display settings for the App. These settings are user-specific and only affect the user on the device where they are set. Work Orders Records Per Page – enter a…
Default Cover Page
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Default Cover Page
Default Proposal Cover Page The cover page for your proposal can be customized to include pre-built text that will auto-generate on each proposal. *Default Cover Page is a legacy feature and most users will find the customization available on the Custom Templates…
Contracts
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Contracts
Proposal Default Contracts The Contracts tab is the place to store multiple contracts used in your company. For example, you might have a separate contract for commercial work as opposed to residential work. Or, maybe you have a specific city that requires unique…
Pages
Settings Module » Document Builder » Pages
Document Builder - Pages To get started, iPoint has several prebuilt templates available for use. Using the iPoint Templates drop-down menu, select one of the following options: Show Only will display iPoint curated pages Don’t Show displays only the page…
Documents (tab)
Settings Module » Document Builder » Documents (tab)
Document Builder - Documents The documents tab of the Document Builder is where multiple pages, created on the Pages, are combined to make one cohesive document. For example, a customer payment letter might combine a cover letter, payment terms, and payment…
Cover Page Editor (Beta)
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Cover Page Editor (Beta)
The Cover Page of each Custom Template can be modified in a number of different ways using this new Cover Page Editor (Beta). The designer is simplified and consists of four key areas that will help you to quickly and easily design your template cover page. It…
Legacy Custom Pages
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Legacy Custom Pages
Custom Templates Custom Pages You may want to present information on your customers’ proposals that is not set up in iPoint. For example, you might want to describe your Extended Service Warranty. Maybe you’d like to include a security contract for…
Time Entries Reports
Reports Module » Time Entries Reports
Time Summary Report Time Summary (e.g. WO Time) The Time Summary report tracks time entered directly on Work Orders. Typically this is for work completed on customer’s jobs. But many companies will create a persistent company work order where they track…
Contact Details
CRM Module » Contact Details
Contact Details Since CRM is the hub of the iPoint process, there are many details stored on an individual contact’s record. This page will provide specific information about each section on the Contact Details screen. Contact Overview In the top left…
Invoices settings
Settings Module » Module Settings » Invoices settings
Settings - Invoices The Invoices tab is where you define how various invoicing processes work in iPoint. These settings are broken into three basic sections. You can click on an option to go to that topic on this page. Invoice Emails Invoice Options Recurring…
Cover Page (tab)
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Cover Page (tab)
Cover Page Designer The Cover Page of each Custom Template can be modified in a number of different ways using this Cover Page Designer. The designer consists of seven separate tabs, each of which can be edited individually. The Main Windows shows all layers…
Recurring Invoices
Accounting Module » Recurring Invoices
Recurring invoices enable you to send an invoice to your customer on a prescribed schedule. You would typically use this for things like monthly security monitoring or quarterly service contract billing. To activate recurring invoices, go to Settings > Module Settings…
2022 Q4
Welcome » Change-Log » 2022 Q4
Merry Christmas!!! We’ve been hard at work getting all of our inventory ducks in a row to make sure that you have the tools you need to start 2023 on the right foot. Here are the major changes we’ve made in addition to various bug fixes. Changes Made…
Main Text
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Cover Page (tab) » Main Text
Cover Page: Main Text Clicking the Main Text tab shows only the text portion of the cover page. This is the text that is displayed when the Custom text selection is made on the Cover Page Main screen. Note: There are actually two Text Windows, one for Main Text…
Reports Module
Reports Module
Reports The Reports module houses many reports that you can run to analyze company and job details. Select a report subsection to get more specific details about the reports you choose to run. Employee Records Autos Time Entries Work Orders Commission…
Executive Summary
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Options (tab) » Executive Summary
Custom Template Executive Summary Options When printing a proposal, sales order, or change order, you have the option to include a summary page showing prices broken down by: Group Summary – equipment is categorized by groups (as defined on the item field in…
Accounting
Settings Module » Module Settings » Proposals settings » Accounting
Proposal Accounting Options The Accounting tab of the Proposal Module Settings defines how your company will generate invoices. While many setting options define how iPoint functions, the accounting settings also define how information is passed to QuickBooks and…
Overrides
Settings Module » Custom Templates » Overrides
The Over Rides tab gives you control over various template settings to customize even further. Contract Text Custom Template: Contract Text Override There are three places to place contracts for your customers. Module Settings > Proposals > Default Contract: A…
2019 Q3 & Q4
Welcome » Change-Log » 2019 Q3 & Q4
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. Many of the features have been written about in our…
Mobile: WO Details
Mobile Access » iPoint Mobile » Mobile: Work Orders » Mobile: WO Details
Mobile: Work Order Details The main page of the work order gives an overview of many of the details you need to complete work for your customers. Nearly every detail on the work order is editable, assuming you have been granted permission by your system…