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Quotes

Learn how to use Dashpivot to quickly create, send and track quotes

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Written by Sam
Updated over a week ago

Having a streamlined system in place for processing quotes is foundational for any business looking to grow, and this is especially true for companies operating in the heavy industries.

Given the complexities of subcontracting in a fast-paced competitive environment, where variations and last-minute changes happen all the time, its critical to have a quick and easy way to create, distribute and track quotes.

Dashpivot helps manage quotes from creation to close, both on the website and from inside the Dashpivot mobile/tablet app, available for iOS and Android devices.

How it works

Key Features

  • Standardise the way quotes are created, tracked and organised

  • Automatically generate a register of all quotes to easily and quickly find records and close new business. See which quotes have been approved in the register

  • Generate charts (which auto-update in realtime) in the analytics section, to track how many quotes are created over time, and what their status is.

  • Allow your team to create and send quotes on the go, using the Dashpivot mobile/tablet app, available for iOS and Android devices.

  • Download your quotes as PDFs if you need a hard copy, or send a soft copy PDF to someone via email directly from Dashpivot.

  • Download your quotes to a CSV if required to be processed later in excel or in a separate software/program

Best Practices

  • Setup your quote template in your company Template library (located in your Home Folder), to standardise the process and fields in the quote.

  • Use a table field for itemising the costs, and;

  • Include formulas for auto-calculating costs per row (ie. cost x quantity). If you want a total at the bottom of the table you'll need to make sure the table is set to be 'prefilled'

  • Use list fields set as dropdown menus where applicable (eg. person, service), to make it easy to find and filter records later via the register view, and filter by the list items on any analytics charts.

  • Set fields to be 'required' if they should be mandatory

  • In the template settings, make sure the forms are sorted by the date on the form (not the creation date)

  • Setup a frequency chart in the analytics section to track how many quotes are created over time and/or create a ratio chart to check their statuses. This helps identify trends and track KPIs.

Getting Started

You can access a Free Quote Template from Dashpivot's Template Library. Go to Templates > Add Template > Choose from Free Public Template Library

Search for 'Quote' and add this into your account to get started. And remember, you can change the template name, contents and settings once added into your account.

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