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Projects and work

Organize customers, projects, Item Types, tasks, schedules, and repeatable field workflows.

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Design an Item Type for a repeatable company workflow

An Item Type is the reusable definition for a company workflow. Design its fields, features, and permissions together, then test a sample item with a non-admin user before relying on it in live work.

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Guide 7 min read

How customers, projects, contacts, locations, and measurements fit together

Use a customer for the person or organization you serve, and a project for the specific job or operational workspace. Keep contacts, addresses, locations, and measurements attached to the record that owns them so estimates, scheduling, documents, and reports can reuse the right information.

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Create a project and manage its lifecycle

Create a complete project, assign responsible people, and close or restore it without losing history. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Customize the tabs in your project workspace

Reorder or hide project sections while retaining required tabs and newly shipped destinations. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Plan custom fields, tags, and lookup tables before adding them to workflows

Choose the right customization type and create reusable data that reports, forms, and work items can use consistently. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Assign, schedule, update, and complete a work item

Move a work item through its configured workflow while keeping the right people, dates, dependencies, reminders, and records attached. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Find and update work with filters, groups, saved views, and bulk actions

Build a repeatable view of work, understand why records are excluded, and make supported bulk changes safely. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Build a JobBuddy form and attach it to the right workflow

Create a form with the right questions, statuses, categories, and Item Type association. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Submit, review, change status, and print a completed form

Complete a form, find its submission, update an allowed status, and produce a PDF without losing the audit trail. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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Set up project quantities and turn measurements into usable takeoffs

Enable the module, record project measurements, and use quantity evidence in estimating or project work. Follow the current customer-facing workflow and verify access, status, and resulting records before continuing.

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