Edit job and customer details (Project Settings)
Change the job name, revenue and created date, fix customer contact details, and understand the disclaimer about existing proposals.
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Rough runtime
2:51
Scenes
6
Lesson
2.6 · Jobs & customers
File name
02-06 job-settings.mp4
Before you record
- A job with a deliberate typo in the customer email to fix on camera.
- Record at 1920×1080, browser zoom 100%, light theme, sidebar expanded, no personal data on screen. See Recording standards.
Shot list
| # | Time | Scene | Screen | On screen | Narration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0:0020s | Intro: Edit job and customer details (Project Settings) | /projects/[projectId]/settings | Title card, then the first screen of the lesson. | Typo in the homeowner's email? Need to set a revenue figure? That is Project Settings. |
| 1 | 0:2034s | Open Project Settings | /projects/[projectId]/settings | On the job page click the ⋯ "More job actions" menu and choose "Edit job details". | Edit job details opens Project Settings. The disclaimer appears every time you open the page, and it is serious: what you change here changes every proposal on the job, including ones already sent as drafts. |
| 2 | 0:5434s | Edit Project Details | /projects/[projectId]/settings | In "Project Details" change the Project Name, Project Revenue or Project Created Date, then click outside the field. | Rename the job or type a revenue figure. Fields save the moment you leave them; watch the status line. |
| 3 | 1:2834s | Edit Customer Details | /projects/[projectId]/settings | In "Customer Details" fix First Name, Last Name, Company Name, Phone, Email, Address, City, State or Zip Code. All but Company are required. | Customer Details is the contact snapshot for this job. Fix a typo in the email here before you send the proposal. |
| 4 | 2:0234s | Note the Measurements section | /projects/[projectId]/settings | Scroll to "Measurements". Read the status line. | One exception: the Measurements section does not auto-save. That workspace has its own Save, Finalize and Activate buttons, covered in the measurements module. |
| 5 | 2:3615s | Recap & next lesson | /projects/[projectId]/settings | Hold on the finished result, then the end card. | That is editing a job. Next: the Jobs list, for when you need to see everything in a table. |
Narration, in order
0. Intro: Edit job and customer details (Project Settings)
0:00 · 20sTitle card, then the first screen of the lesson.
Typo in the homeowner's email? Need to set a revenue figure? That is Project Settings.
1. Open Project Settings
0:20 · 34sOn the job page click the ⋯ "More job actions" menu and choose "Edit job details".
Edit job details opens Project Settings. The disclaimer appears every time you open the page, and it is serious: what you change here changes every proposal on the job, including ones already sent as drafts.
Show before cutting: A modal "Project Settings Disclaimer" reads "Changes made in Project Settings will be applied to all existing reports and any new reports created for this project." Click "I Understand".
2. Edit Project Details
0:54 · 34sIn "Project Details" change the Project Name, Project Revenue or Project Created Date, then click outside the field.
Rename the job or type a revenue figure. Fields save the moment you leave them; watch the status line.
Show before cutting: The status line goes from "Auto-save on field blur" to "Saving..." and then "Saved".
3. Edit Customer Details
1:28 · 34sIn "Customer Details" fix First Name, Last Name, Company Name, Phone, Email, Address, City, State or Zip Code. All but Company are required.
Customer Details is the contact snapshot for this job. Fix a typo in the email here before you send the proposal.
Show before cutting: "Saved" appears after each field.
4. Note the Measurements section
2:02 · 34sScroll to "Measurements". Read the status line.
One exception: the Measurements section does not auto-save. That workspace has its own Save, Finalize and Activate buttons, covered in the measurements module.
Show before cutting: It says "Measurements save only when you use Save, Finalize, or Activate". This section never auto-saves.
5. Recap & next lesson
2:36 · 15sHold on the finished result, then the end card.
That is editing a job. Next: the Jobs list, for when you need to see everything in a table.
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