Full Job Screen
  • 03 Apr 2024
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The full Job screen is seen when modifying an existing Job. If creating a new jobs see Quick Add Job Screen.


Part 2: Full Job Screen

Difference between Quick Add Job Screen and Full Job Screen : 

Quick Add Job ScreenFull Job Screen
Only appears when you first start a jobAppears everytime that you modify a job
Only allows you to submit 1 job and 1 work orderHas many more fields and/or options

It is how to create additional work orders

Ways to modify a job:

  • Go to jobs
    • 1. Select your job and double click on the job for the modification (Define Job) screen  to pop-up 
    • 2. Highlight the job you wish to modify and click the modify button on the right hand side of the screen

Once you are to the Define Job screen, you will need to fill out the information similar to how you would on the Quick Add screen. Such as: Branch, Job Name, Tentative Start time, Expecting Us time, Promised time, Address, and Customer information.

Other informational lines include: 

Top Table

  • Status:
  • Dispatch Notes: 
  • First/Last W.O. Date: These are included to allow you to see how long the job has been going on or how much the time the job will require.
  • (check box) Active: If a job is deleted, this box gets unchecked.
  • (check box) Contract/Ongoing: The job will show up in the Contract Progress Report (Located under A/R tab > Contract Progress) if this box is checked.
  • (check box) Hot List:
  • (check box) Reviewed: If NOT checked, then the job will show up in the bottom of the Schedule Jobs Screen. If checked, then the job will NOT show up in the Schedule Jobs Screen. Useful if you have one person to create the job and another to review and make work orders for the job as well.

  • (check box) Call Before Going: If this box is checked, then a red phone notification will appear on every Work Order on the Schedule Jobs Screen. This notification indicates that you need to call the customer before you go to the job. 
    • If red - you have not yet called the customer. 
    • If green - you have completed your call to the customer. 
      • To make the notification turn from red to green, right click on the red notification > click Set Status To Confirmed With Customer, and it will turn the notification green.

Tabs (middle and bottom tables)

These tabs are themed and display different middle/bottom table accordingly:

  • Who and Where: 
  • Examples of how to fill out certain informational lines are as follows:
    • Credit Card 
      • You can add a credit card for this specific job or one that is saved to the customer's file
    • Notes
      • This space is available for any specific notes about the customer
    • Ordered by and/or Proj. Manager
      • Contacts that are connected to the client will show up here. If you need to add a different contact, follow the following steps:
        • Go to the bottom table that says "Contacts" > Click Add at the right hand side > Add New Customer Contact
        • The new contact will now appear under the drop-down menus of the Ordered by and/or Proj. Manager tabs.
    • Responsible Party
      • an individual, such as a General Contractor, can be added here by:
        • Clicking the (...) button next to the tab > Select > and add them in as you would a customer

  • Sales Rep
    • Choose a representative from the drop down menu OR add multiple sales reps by clicking (...) > Add Sales Rep Not in the List
  • Address
    • Extra Job Addresses
      • This space is useful for placing information for a dump location or a hotel location if the job is out of town.
  • Contacts: 
    • The name that is highlighted in blue is the Site Contact for the job.
      • You can change the Site Contact by clicking the Modify button on the right hand side and clicking the check box at the bottom that says Site Contact.
      • Always make sure to have a Site Contact for your technicians to reference.
  • What and When: 
    • Job tasks:
      • Contains the entire scope of work for the Job (tasks, quote tabs, quick add tasks, times, prices, etc.). 
        • You can modify tasks (Modify button), add tasks (Add Task button) or delete tasks (Delete button)
        • You can also select Set Display Order to adjust the order for the tasks. 
    • Work Orders:
      • This allows you to see all work orders, techs assigned, etc. You can modify as needed
      • You can also adjust the order and size of the columns if you prefer
  • Additional Costs & Job PO's 
    • This lets you do 2 things:
      • 1. Generate a P.O. for your customer
        • Click Add New > insert accurate info > click Save
      • 2. Add in Job costs 
        • Costs that have not submitted already can be submitted here
        • Click Add New > Fill out additional costs for the job (ex. rental equipment) > click OK
  • Payroll 
    • Certified Job: if this is clicked then the job will show up under the Certified Payroll Report
    • All of the other fields allow you to make adjustments to the Certified Payroll Report just for this particular job
  • Additional Info 
    • This is a space to submit any remaining information. The high-important fields within this tab are: 
      • P.O. Number
      • Custom fields (if needed)
      • Required trainings 
        • You can add/delete as needed. If you add a new training an alert will pop up if you assigned a worker that has not yet passed/has passed that particular training.
  • Activity Log 
    • This shows any big changes made to the job, when they were changed, and who made the change.
  • Project Info 
    • Linked Jobs: This allows you to link jobs together. 
    • This is important if you are dealing with a change order.
      • With a change order you will then make a new quote, a new job, and link the original and the new job together. 
      • This way allows billing to run them separately, but the reports will be seen as one unit. 
    • Invoices: this allows you to take invoices made in CenPoint and create an AIA Report
    • Manage Docs (button on the bottom of the screen): this allows you to save PDF's, files, images, etc. to the job so the technicians can view them if you want, or you can hide them from the Techs if you prefer.
    • To add, click Manage Docs > View Documents > Add 

For more information within each table, click the small i button on the upper right hand corner of the table to open an article that covers each field in detail. 

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