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Clients are global records, meaning that an individual client could potentially be used by anyone in your WorkBook database. Debtors are billing entities and are unique records within a WorkBook company; they cannot be shared across companies.

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  • Resources module > resource default grid

  • Click on the further options menu

  • Select create a new resource > select client

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  • Complete the necessary new client fields

  • The mandatory fields are highlighted in blue below, the rest are optional

FIELD

DESCRIPTION 

Client name*

Name of company / client

 

Client initials*

This will auto-populate.

Client type*

1 – Client

2 – Prospects (use for creating new business pipelines)

3 - A client can be changed to a different client type (i.e. Internal) after creation.

Account Manager*

The selection will inform the default on jobs for this client and the field can also be used for approval workflows.

Address and contact details

This information can be added now or later.

Create Debtor in

There are two options here:

  1. Select the relevant company to automatically create a debtor in the system

  2. Leave the field blank and add a debtor later.

You may want to do this if:

  • You do not have the debtor details yet

  • A debtor already exists in the system and will be linked to the client later

  • Another user creates debtors within your business

Do not click OK yet!

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  • Click into the second tab (job settings)

  • Complete the fields highlighted in blue

FIELD

DESCRIPTION 

Price List

Select the price list applicable for this client. This can be changed later, if required. If a price list is not selected then a default price list, with no pricing capabilities, will automatically populate.

Default Currency

The default currency you quote and bill this client in.

Team

Select All Employees

Language

The default language used for quotes and invoices for this client.

Administration Fee

This information can be added now or later.

  • Click ok

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Info

A pop-up of the client card will open. There are several attributes you must complete in the client card before your client is set-up. Go to following articles XXXXX/see below

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ADDITIONAL CLIENT SETTINGS

After you create a client, it’s important to complete all other settings tabs in order to complete the client setup.

All fields beloware recommended as part of the client set-up process. All other fields are dependent upon your agency processes.

General Settings:

You can access this from client settings icon (the cog) in the client card.

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  • Be sure to complete the following fields:

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  • Shift + Select all people that should be able to access this client and their jobs

  • Select further options

  • Click grant access and display to selected users

  • Repeat process to grant all PWW US users’ access to the client

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New employee access to clients:

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  • Select your agency

  • Select any other relevant agency if this is a shared client (for multi company databases)

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  • Now click into the second tab (Job Settings) and complete the fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION 

Account Manager

Select the person that owns the client relationship, as defined in your office/agency. This may be used for reporting and in approval flows.

Default Payment Terms

Select the client's default payment terms

Order No.

Tick if the order number (Client PO) must be filled in when invoicing (in order to finalize/send an invoice)

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CREATE THE DEBTOR RECORD

A debtor record can be created directly from a client record or through the finance module. Whichever method you choose, the same fields must be completed. The below takes you through creating a debtor from the finance module.

  • Go to the team matrix tab

  • Use the search field or filter to refine the list

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