Skip to content

Expert Quick Tips

Overriding a User Cost to Accommodate Project or Task Level Differences in OpenAir

By Jodi Cicci | September 5, 2019 | Comments Off on Overriding a User Cost to Accommodate Project or Task Level Differences in OpenAir
override user cost

Did you know you can override user cost to accommodate project or task level differences in OpenAir? There are typically two situations in which the cost associated to a user…

Read More

Use Custom Fields Instead of Filter Sets in OpenAir

By Jodi Cicci | August 29, 2019 | Comments Off on Use Custom Fields Instead of Filter Sets in OpenAir
Custom Fields vs Filter Sets for Reporting in

Did you know you can use custom fields instead of filter sets for pending billing and recognition reports in OpenAir? For many years the only way to limit projects included…

Read More

Streamlining Configuration for Saved List Views in OpenAir

By Amy McFadzean | August 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Streamlining Configuration for Saved List Views in OpenAir
Custom Views

Saved list views in OpenAir allow for easy and streamlined setup of view configuration and sharing that configuration with users in the organization. This feature also enables the Create public…

Read More

Analyzing OpenAir Roles

By Ronn Breaux | August 15, 2019 | Comments Off on Analyzing OpenAir Roles
OpenAir Roles

Here is a quick tip for analyzing OpenAir Roles with the purpose of reviewing your current types of users for realignment to business process and organizational changes. As your system…

Read More

Phase Level Budget vs. Actuals Reporting in OpenAir

By Carter McEvoy | August 8, 2019 | Comments Off on Phase Level Budget vs. Actuals Reporting in OpenAir
budget vs. actuals reporting

Do you want to get phase level budget vs. actuals reporting in OpenAir?  We have found the best way to do this is to use the project budget feature and…

Read More

Often Missed Filter on Account-Wide Crosstabbed OpenAir Reports

By Jim Schein | July 17, 2019 | Comments Off on Often Missed Filter on Account-Wide Crosstabbed OpenAir Reports
Often Missed Filter on Account-Wide Crosstabbed OpenAir Reports

When creating an include filter on Account-Wide Crosstabbed OpenAir reports, make sure you choose the “[No ]” as part of the filter. Otherwise, any other field on that report that…

Read More

OpenAir Account Storage Alerts

By Tres Churchill | July 12, 2019 | Comments Off on OpenAir Account Storage Alerts
OpenAir Account Alert Limitation

Have you set up an OpenAir account storage alert – then get a character limit warning?  This quick tip will explain why and how to work around this limitation. When…

Read More

Did You Know… You Can Prevent Users From Creating or Modifying OpenAir Reports? 

By Richard Curzi | July 2, 2019 | Comments Off on Did You Know… You Can Prevent Users From Creating or Modifying OpenAir Reports? 
prevent users from creating OpenAir Reports

If ever you wish to limit a role to only shared reports, and not be able to create or modify OpenAir reports on their own, you can do so by…

Read More

Quick Guide for How to Use the OpenAir Business Intelligence Connector 

By Jim Schein | June 25, 2019 | Comments Off on Quick Guide for How to Use the OpenAir Business Intelligence Connector 
How to guide for OpenAir Business Intelligence Connector

Ready to get started with the OpenAir Business Intelligence Connector? Top Step has a step-by-step guide to show you how the publishing process works.  For purposes of explanation here, we…

Read More

Calculated Start Date Vs. Fixed Start Date in OpenAir

By Andrea Larsen | June 14, 2019 | Comments Off on Calculated Start Date Vs. Fixed Start Date in OpenAir
start

On the project ‘outline’ view, by task, ‘Start’ & ‘Finish’ columns are not the same fields as ‘Start Date’ and ‘End Date’ columns (which are the fixed dates entered on…

Read More

About Us:  Our mission is to enable and empower Professional Services Organizations to become profitable, scalable, and efficient through change management, technology deployment, and skill set training with a Customer First approach.

Scroll To Top