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Interior Design & Accounting Process in Design Manager

See a typical process or steps for when to enter information and transactions into Design Manager

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Written by Bobbie Combs
Updated over 2 weeks ago
  1. Create Client

  2. Create Project and check Project Settings (markups, sales tax code, etc)

  3. Add Items or specifications with all information; cost, price, Vendor, Ship To, etc

  4. Create a Proposal with Items or specifications

  5. Receive and enter Proposal payment into Design Manager

  6. Create Purchase Orders when Items or specifications have been ordered

  7. Enter Vendor Deposits or Invoices when PO's have been paid

  8. Enter tracking information on Purchase Orders (expected ship date, backordered date and status, received date, install date, etc)

  9. Run order tracking reports for Purchase Orders to see status of orders and to prepare for delivery or installation

  10. Before or on delivery/installation day, create Client Invoice and send to client if needed

  11. Receive and enter client payments on Client Invoice

  12. Check Purchase Order to see if all have been paid with a Vendor Invoice and if not, enter Vendor Invoices

  13. Run a Project P&L or Profit Analysis report

Other transactions that can happen within a design process at anytime

  1. Entering general company wide expenses such as advertising, credit card paytments, etc

  2. Entering reimbursables or project related expenses

  3. Client Return and Credits

  4. Vendor Return and Credits

  5. Journal entries for transactions outside of Design Manager such as payroll

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