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Creating a project

Create a project in the projects module or directly on a quotation or job, then link it so it carries across to orders and invoices.

Projects can be created directly on the quotation, job/order, etc., or created in the projects module and then associated to a quotation/order., etc.

Once you have associated a project to a quotation and create jobs/orders, invoices, etc. from the original quotation, the project will carried across to all the other document.

The first method shown is from the projects screen.

Create a project from the projects screen

1. Click "Go To"

Zigaflow Dashboard with the Go To menu highlighted in the top navigation bar, next to Inbox, Tasks and CRM

2. Click "Projects"

Go To menu open on the Dashboard with the Projects option highlighted, between Variants and Leads in the dropdown list

3. Click "New"

Projects board with Draft and Live columns, the purple New button at top left highlighted to start a new project

4. Click on a pre-build (in this case "Standard")

Projects screen with the New dropdown open and the "Standard" pre-build highlighted below the Search Pre-Builds field

5. Select or add a customer

Project P1030 form with the Customer dropdown open, showing a Search Filter box and a highlighted customer in the list

6. Ideally add a description

Project edit screen with the Description of Job field active and filled in, below the Customer and Contact fields

7. Optionally add a cost budget, customer's budget, start and end dates

Project form with Cost Budget, Customer Budget, Start Date and End Date fields, with the Start Date calendar icon highlighted

Link a project to a quotation or job

8. On any quotation, job/order, etc., click on the "Project" dropdown. Use the "Screen Options" button to make this visible if it is not already

Quotation screen with the Project dropdown field highlighted, below Order Tags and above the Invoice Addr field

9. Find the project and select it

Project dropdown on the quote form searched with "ox," with the matching project P1030 - Oxford Circus highlighted to select

Create a project from a quotation or job

10. Alternatively, you can create a project directly off one of these screens. Click on the edit button on the project field

Quote details form with the edit button highlighted next to the project field, used to create a new project from the quote

11. Click on the project pre-build to base it on, for example the "Standard" one

Project field edit menu open on a quote, with "Standard" highlighted under Add New From a Pre-Build

12. Enter the project's details and click on "Save Changes"

Project details form with Customer, Description, Start Date and End Date fields filled in and the Save Changes button highlighted
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