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Jim2® Business Engine Help File

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project list fields

Not all fields are displayed in this image.

 

Sorting, searching and grouping are all available as per other lists in Jim2. Click on the column header in the grid you wish to sort, then drag it to the Group By area to group.

 

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Tip

You will see some letters underlined in the field names within the header, eg. Cust#. Using Alt+ the underlined letter will jump you to the field beside that heading.

 

This section explains the field headings in the Project List. Refer to Lists for details on sorting, naming, grouping, etc. The headings may not be strictly in this order..

 

Field

Explanation

Project#

Project number.

State

Displays where the project is up to, ie. Active, Billing Due, etc. Any text coloured red means that an action is required.

Cust#

Customer card code.

Ship#

Ship card code.

Customer Name

Customer name.

Contract Price Level

Displays the price level for the project, as set up in Price Levels.

Project Type

Displays the type of project, as set up in Project Types.

Request Sent

This field is updated when a meter read request is sent (Managed Print Services).

Next Bill

Displays the next bill due date. Any text coloured red means that an action is required.

Last Billed

Displays the last billed date.

Item#

Item number.

Item Desc

Item description as shown in the Item.

Item Model

Model.

Item Make

Make.

Name

You can select a name, or use logged user.

Cust Ref

Customer reference.

Serial #

Serial number, if applicable.

Warranty In

Date warranty commenced.

Warranty Out

Date warranty expires.

Contract In

Date contract commenced.

Contract Out

Date contract expires.

Status

The status of the project, ie. Booked, etc.

Request By

Request By method, ie. email.

Location

Primarily used to describe the location of, for instance, a photocopier in a customer's building, ie. Reception, 1st floor.

Customer Region

Customer region group.

Ex Mach#

If a machine was at a previous customer, returned and went to a new customer, this number relates to the machine contract from the original customer – allowing you to track the entire life of the machine.

Billed

Billing frequency, ie. monthly.

Master#

Master project number.

Price Rev

Review date for billing rates to increase meter charges

Acc. Mgr

Customer account manager.

Master Meter

Yes or no.

Billing Total Ex.

The figure shown here is the amount of the next billing action due on Managed Services contracts only.

 

if there is more than one billing action, the amount shown here will be for the next billing due, and will not show the total of all billing due.

Checkbox (Selected)

Will only return results for what is ticked.

Checkbox (Unticked)

Will not return results for any unticked boxes.

Checkbox (Partially Selected)

Will return results for all of the above.

 

Tip

When viewing a Project from a list, click the arrow in the quick access toolbar for the next/previous job in that list:

 

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Shortcut keys:

 

Ctrl+. moves to the next object in the list

Ctrl+, Moves to the previous object in the list

 

If your security allows it, you can right click within the grid, select Export Data and save the list information as an XLSX file.

 

Right Click Options in List Grid

 

export project data

 

Right Click Option

Function

View

View the highlighted Project.

Edit

Edit the highlighted Project.

View Customer #

View the highlighted customer's card file

View Ship #

View the highlighted customer's Ship card file

Bill Machine

Will allow you to bill the highlighted Project.

Add Machine to Non Report Group

Allows you to add the highlighted Project

Export Data

Exports the list to a spreadsheet.

Export Grid

Exports the grid to a spreadsheet. This is particularly useful if your grid has more than one header row, as it will export all header rows.

Print

Print the list.

Print Preview

Preview the list to be printed.

Copy Cell

Copy the cell you have clicked on.

Copy Row

Copy the entire row you have clicked on.

Copy All

Copy all, which can then be pasted into a spreadsheet

Show Find panel

Opens the Find panel:

find box

 

Tip

The Find panel will remain in a pinned list.

Grid Columns...

Allows you to select more columns to add to the grid.

 

Right Click Options in the Nav Tree

right click project

 

After the top 3 (which are self explanatory), these options mirror what is in the ribbon in the Projects tab, except for the last tab, which will Reset to Default all tabs.

 

Further information:

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