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OpenAir Shortcuts: Use the Quickview Feature

By Amy McFadzean | February 21, 2022 | Comments Off on OpenAir Shortcuts: Use the Quickview Feature

Often, when looking at data in OpenAir, you need to access different components of the project. Rather than navigating from scratch from, say, the charge record to the project record,…

How Inactive OpenAir Users Affect Scheduled Scripts

By Alexis Jackson | February 15, 2022 | Comments Off on How Inactive OpenAir Users Affect Scheduled Scripts

In many instances with OpenAir, companies will have customized java scripts running on their behalf. Scheduled scripts are executed within the context of a user. The scheduled script requires an admin user to…

Using the Expense Policy Feature in OpenAir

By Robert Giordano | February 7, 2022 | Comments Off on Using the Expense Policy Feature in OpenAir

Need to control what expense items can be charged to a project? Using Project Expense Policies is your solution. Using this module, you can set a max amount that can…

Auditing and Cleaning Up Reports in OpenAir

By Bianca Marinca | January 31, 2022 | Comments Off on Auditing and Cleaning Up Reports in OpenAir

When completing your standard administrative auditing processes in OpenAir, it’s a good idea to review report usage and clean up reports owned by inactive users. Having reports that have not…

Integrating NetSuite Custom Record Types to OpenAir Records

By Ronn Breaux | January 24, 2022 | Comments Off on Integrating NetSuite Custom Record Types to OpenAir Records

When using OpenAir and NetSuite, you can create custom record types in NetSuite and have them seamlessly sync to OpenAir.  NetSuite custom record type allows you to add picklist fields…

How to Update Information on Your Generic Resources in OpenAir

By James Owen | January 17, 2022 | Comments Off on How to Update Information on Your Generic Resources in OpenAir

OpenAir provides the capability to add Generic Resources with many of the same Demographic and other fields available on regular user records.  Custom fields, entity tags, Job code, Cost, etc.…

How to Pro-Rate Charges During Invoice Creation in OpenAir

By Jim Schein | January 10, 2022 | Comments Off on How to Pro-Rate Charges During Invoice Creation in OpenAir

OpenAir provides a feature that allows invoices to be pro-rated at the time of creation.  This feature requires a switch be enabled by OpenAir Support.  Once the switch is activated,…

Setting Audit Trail Fields for Use in OpenAir Summary Reports

By Jim Schein | November 23, 2021 | Comments Off on Setting Audit Trail Fields for Use in OpenAir Summary Reports

Enabling the OpenAir switch, “Audit Trail Values Available in Summary Reports”, allows for the display of a new section in the Reports -> Options screen.  This section shows all of…

What is the OpenAir Project Center and How Does it Help Me?

By Peter Davis | March 23, 2021 | Comments Off on What is the OpenAir Project Center and How Does it Help Me?

In the Spring 2019 release, OpenAir introduced the Project Center. This optional feature, which must be enabled by OpenAir support, merges common project management functions into a single screen. If…

Place Custom Fields Exactly Where Needed on the Form in OpenAir

By Kim Albanese | January 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Place Custom Fields Exactly Where Needed on the Form in OpenAir

Starting with the October 2018 release of OpenAir, it is possible to individually place each custom field just like standard fields, exactly where you need them on the form. The…

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