Smart Contractor

Setup Menu


To view the list of Setup options, click Setup in the shortcut menu, or in the drop-down menu.

The Setup menu contains options to set up various information in Smart Contractor:

Company Info
Opens the Company Info form where you enter your company name and contact info.
Data Backup
Opens the Data Backup form where you specify where to put backup of Smart Contractor data.
Job Options
Opens the Job Options form where you specify various job options.


Lists

Customers
Opens the Customers form where you enter and edit customer (owner) information.
CSI Division
Opens the CSI Division form where you enter CSI Division codes.
Employees
Opens the Employees form where you enter and edit Job Resources assigned to job items in the job schedule.
Job Sites
Opens the Job Sites form where you enter and edit job site addresses for customers. Before you can enter job sites, you must first enter Customers.
Job Types
Opens the Job Types form where you enter and edit job types.
Job Phases
Opens the Job Phases form where you enter and edit item types that you assign to items in the job estimate information entry form.
Labor Cost Rates
Opens the Labor Cost Rates form where you enter and edit Labor Cost Rates.
Payment Terms
Opens the Payment Terms form where you enter and edit payment terms assigned to jobs in the Edit Job form.
Products
Opens the Products form where you enter and edit products that you assign to items in the job estimate information entry form.
Units
Opens the Units form where you enter and edit units that you assign to items in the job estimate information entry form.
Vendor/Subs
Opens the Vendor/Subs form where you create a list of Vendors and Subcontractors for use when you enter items in a job.


Schedule

Schedule Models
Opens the Schedule Models form where you define schedule models. The schedule models define the duration and sequence used to automatically schedule job activities. See the CPM Scheduling topic for more information.
Resources
Opens the Resources form where you enter and edit Job Resources assigned to job items in the job schedule.
Holiday Schedule
Opens the Holiday Schedule form where you update the holiday (non-work day) schedule. The holiday schedule is used in creating the Job Schedule.


Documents

Boilerplate Text
Opens the Boilerplate Text form where you enter boilerplate text used in creating merge documents.
Merge Documents
Opens the Merge Documents form where you enter and edit merge documents which are used to print contracts and other customer documents, as well as customized subcontracts and purchase orders.


Security

Security Options
Opens the Security Options form where you set Smart Contractor security options.
Users
Opens the Users form where you enter user names, and passwords for Smart Contractor users.
Passwords
Opens the Passwords form where you enter and edit passwords used to control access to menu options in Smart Contractor.


Other

Email
Opens the Email form where you enter information necessary for Smart Contractor to send email. This is used in emailing information to customers, vendors, and subcontractors.
Printed Forms
Opens the Printed Forms form where you set up the format for the page heading (letterhead) of all printed materials (customer documents, purchase orders, invoices, work orders, etc).
QuickBooks Integration
Opens the QuickBooks Integration form where you set up QuickBooks Integration.
Website Publishing
Opens the Web Site Publishing form where you set up Smart Contractor to automatically post customer job information to your website.