AJ 08AR Collections –Deliver Better Invoices and Client Statements
Aditi Pote, Deltek
Aditi Pote» Aditi is a member of Ajera Deltek
Engineering team in Portland, Oregon office. She works as a Principal Quality Process Engineer leading QE effort of the Ajera team.
» She started with the company nine years ago as a Customer care representative and later moved to the engineering department.
» She has a Master’s degree in Accounting and past experience working in the accounting department for several companies.
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Agenda» Email Client Statements
» Email Final Invoices
» Billing Review stages
» Widgets and Alerts
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Email Client Statements
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» Goal:
» Make the process of delivering
statements easier by building
off the email template
functionality introduced in 9.1
for invoices
» Receive faster
Email Client Statements
Workflow
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» Create Email Client Statement Templates
» Create templates using predefined tags, text, html code, images to customize what you want your email to say
» Assign templates to Client & Projects
» Default Template created and assigned to all clients but you can override with new templates
» Email clients with the new Email Client Statement Task
» Define report information like As-of date and report view
» Select Clients to receive statement
» Alternatively, restrict the projects included to one project per client
» Email generated with pdf of statement attached and sent via Outlook
» This task requires Outlook be installed on your server.
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The Available Columns are
predefined information from the
client and project including client
custom fields and report logos
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Email Fields is the
information that will
appear on email sent
with statement
You can type directly
into the email
You can also include
HTML code to
further customize
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» Complete the new Email
Client Statement format and
then Save
» Preview will give a look at
what the email will look like
New Template
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» New field on Client for
Email Template
» This template will be used
when generating a
statement email for this
client
» Send Statement checked
here will automatically
select the client to receive
a statement in the new task
though you can uncheck
Client Setup
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» New field for Email
Client Statement
Template
» This will be used
when selecting to
send a statement
just to this project
» Let’s assign our new
Template to Wilson
Elementary
PCC
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» Use this task to select clients / projects you wish to email statement
» Uses the Client Statement report and options from Ajera Reports
» View outstanding invoices, grouped by client and project
» Uses widget functionality so you can expand and collapse groups
» Click on column headings to filter the list
Email Client Statement Task
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Click on the gear to add
additional columns
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As-of date limits
invoices and receipts
included on the
statement
If you are multi-
company, select a
Company you want to
use
View allows you to
select a pre-defined
report view to use for
the statement
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Any client marked to Send
Statement will default as checked
Click on the box to select/unselect
Use the Select box on the total row
to select or unselect all records
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To send an email for a specific
project, select that one project
for the client.
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Select one client or project to
preview the email in Outlook.
Let’s take a look at Wilson’s
email.
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» Email created with PDF attached
» Uses your signature etc. from
Outlook
» Progress Dialog shows how
many emails will be sent and
won’t close without succeeding or
giving you an error
» This task might take time. Our
testing ranged from 3 – 30
seconds per statement.
Email Client Statement Task
Email Final Invoices
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Workflow
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» Create Email Invoice Templates
» Create templates using predefined tags, text, html code, images to customize what you want your email to say
» Assign templates to Projects in PCC
» Default Template created and assigned to all projects but you can override with new templates
» Email Final client invoices from Manage >Client Invoices
» Only Final client invoices can be emailed either single or multiple
» Uploaded attachment (image and pdf files) can also be emailed along with final invoices if you have checked the box in Project Command Centre to Include backup attachments when emailing invoicesNote: This includes uploaded attachment added from Expense report, In house expenses and Vendor Invoice
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» Include backup attachments when
emailing invoice
• Will automatically include all
selected backup when emailing
invoice
Setup: PCC – Invoice Tab
Billing Review Stages
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Workflow
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Collections Stage
» Decide who will get notified – Set up> Billing Review stages >Whom to
notify
» Billing Review stages and related notes can be seen when you Preview
an invoice from various areas of the software
» Set up alerts to notify user of billing review stages
» May set up tiered/more than one collection stages
Widgets and Alerts
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Gallery>Alert and Alerts Detail>Accounting Alert
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Receivable Balance with Notes/by PM
Thank you!
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