Creating Overages Our last sum-of feature is a great way to easily create overages, and add those into a budget while maintaining you original estimate for clear visibility. Below is a quick flow most customers have found to easily present and loop in approved overages. 1.
Custom Bid Letters Every job deserves a level of customization. We get it. Here's a quick tutorial on creating unique bid letters that can be populated within each bid and customized per job.
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bidding MARCH ☘️ FEATURE UPDATE We've been working like crazy behind the scenes to build new features and improve user experience across the board, and we're STOKED to share our progress with you. Here's what's
payroll Importing Payroll Logs In this tutorial we'll outline the easiest way to import payroll logs from your payroll processor into Actual. STEP 1 - Adjust Your Point Zero CSV FileThe first step is
bidding How to Create a Commercial Film Budget. Winning great jobs is a balance between a strong creative treatment and equally strong budget. In this article, we'll run through best practice tips to budgeting your commercial and prepare
accounting Bill Pay with Actual Simplify your accounts payable process with Actual Bill Pay. Open a Purchase Order that has been marked Approved to be Paid.Click the Make Payment button.Review the Payment Details.
Creating Custom Roles Within Budgets No doubt, team collaboration is the core to a successful production. Sometimes, you may not need to provide a user with access to your entire budget, but just a particular
advertising Mapping Expenses We're pumped to announce our latest cross-platform feature : Expense Mapping. We developed this upgrade based on customer feedback asking our team to continue to build bridges across features. The goal
advertising Winning Commercial Briefs with Detailed Bid Packages A successful commercial production is a mix of art, and science. The perfect bid package is a compliment of creative ideas paired with a thoughtful production approach. The bid should
Connect Your Bank Account Actual integrates with modern financial and compliance systems so you can onboard quickly, and safely. Here's how to get started: In the Sidebar Menu, Click the Bank Account tab.Select
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advertising A Look At Our Favorite Super Bowl Commercials Between every great play is often, a great commercial. For many, those thirty-second films are the reason why they tune in each year. At least for us. We've pulled a
Get started with Digital Purchase Orders. This is a feature we've been working on for some time, and we're VERY excited to share this with our users. Create a New Purchase Order Click "+ Purchase Order"Select
Physical Card - Expedited Shipping We're excited to test expedited card shipping! The next time you go to issue a physical card, scroll down to the shipping options, and select the speed that makes the
Increase (Top Up) Approved Card Spending Amount Throughout your production, you may need to increase the budgeted allowance per card. Not a problem, with just a few clicks, you adjust those amounts without pause to your job.
Create a Custom Line Item Tags & Templates We understand that production accounting isn't exactly one size fits all. That's why we've created customizable line item tags and templates. With our customizable line item feature, you have the
Fund a Project Fund your project with just a few clicks. From the project module: 1. Selects "Manage Funds" 2. Click "Source Account" - this is your company's primary Actual account. 3. Enter
Add A User To A Production Here's your 10-second guide to adding a user to a project / production. Open Your ProjectClick "+ User"Add the employee to the desired user group (Owner / Manager / Employee)Click SaveDon't forget,
Issue a New Actual Card Get your team up and running in seconds. Find the employee who needs a new card within your production / project.Click "+ Card"A module will open up, select the card
Cancel a Card Ready to wrap a job? First you'll need to review and cancel the active cards within your production. Here's how: Select the ProductionWithin the Employee / Cardholder Table, select 'View' (far
Create a New Project in Actual Open a new project with ease. Here's how: Select Productions from the Side NavigationClick "+ Production"Enter Your Production Information (Job Name / Job # / Dates / Location / Team)Click "Create ProductionThat's It. Now
Import Expense Report Into Showbiz Save hours of actualizing with Actual's streamlined expense report import function. File > ImportSelect "Import Generic CSV File"Set "Actual" as the Target PhaseSelect the Expense CSV File to ImportJump
Download Expense Reports It's easy to isolate transactions and download expense reports. Here's how to filter information: Select the Production NameSelect the name of the employee whose card you want to review / download.
