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How Form Controls Improve Data Quality in OpenAir

By Lindsay Mullinix | November 26, 2019 | Comments Off on How Form Controls Improve Data Quality in OpenAir
Improve Data Quality with Form Controls In OpenAir

Increase the adoption and reduce data entry errors using form controls in NetSuite OpenAir. OpenAir forms contain configuration controls that ensure users see only fields they should see, modify only…

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Setting Up Rule Templates In OpenAir Can Save Project Setup Time

By Lindsay Mullinix | November 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Setting Up Rule Templates In OpenAir Can Save Project Setup Time
Time is money concept.

Project setup in OpenAir typically includes billing rule setup and may also include recognition rules setup, if your organization performs revenue recognition in OpenAir. Billing and recognition rules can be…

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How To Implement The OpenAir Portfolio Project Feature

By Kim Ward | November 12, 2019 | Comments Off on How To Implement The OpenAir Portfolio Project Feature
Implementing OpenAir Portfolio Project Feature

Companies may receive one contract from a client that may need to be divided between multiple projects. As work is being done on these projects, billing may need to draw…

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Quickly Add Large Groups of Users to an Existing Assignment Group In OpenAir

By Carter McEvoy | November 5, 2019 | Comments Off on Quickly Add Large Groups of Users to an Existing Assignment Group In OpenAir
tips to work more efficiently

If you have an existing assignment group and you are trying to load a large number of users to that assignment group, you can do so using OpenAir Integration Manager…

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Improve OpenAir User Experience By Using Page Reference Help

By Lindsay Mullinix | October 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Improve OpenAir User Experience By Using Page Reference Help
OpenAir Page Reference Help

You may have fields in your OpenAir forms that are not obvious to your users as to what the field is for or what information should be entered into the…

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Do You Know The Trick To Increasing Precision In Billing Rate Decimals?

By Lindsay Mullinix | October 21, 2019 | Comments Off on Do You Know The Trick To Increasing Precision In Billing Rate Decimals?
Precision

OpenAir’s time billing rule is very flexible for handling billing at hourly or daily rates. Daily rates, however, occasionally give us all a bit of a headache when processing individual…

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How To Use Margin Trending For Planning

By Lindsay Mullinix | October 7, 2019 | Comments Off on How To Use Margin Trending For Planning
Margin Trending for Planning in OpenAir

Margin trending requires the ability to view cost information. This applies to standard margin values as part of the OpenAir database or custom calculated margin values using cost in the…

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How To Trend Bill Rates For Budget Planning In OpenAir

By Jodi Cicci | September 27, 2019 | Comments Off on How To Trend Bill Rates For Budget Planning In OpenAir
How to trend billing rates

Trending bill rates will provide you with valuable information for budget planning. Top Step’s recommendation for bill rate trending is to set up reports and chart views by contract type:…

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Project Cloning Versus Project Copy In OpenAir

By Lindsay Mullinix | September 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Project Cloning Versus Project Copy In OpenAir
Clone vs Copy Project in OpenAir

Many services organizations provide standard services that are a consistent set of tasks, timelines, and resources.  OpenAir provides an option for creating projects – Cloning. How does this differ from the…

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Using Milestone dates in OpenAir

By Jimmy Morales | September 10, 2019 | Comments Off on Using Milestone dates in OpenAir
Using Milestone Dates in OpenAir

Using Milestone dates can be a bit tricky. Milestones have both Start & End dates.  The Start Date (if left blank) will default to the Project Properties Start Date, so…

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