Stop Watch

The Advantage Timesheet Stop Watch is a great new tool that simplifies time tracking.  Click on the Stop Watch from one of many different widgets or applications where you may be accessing your projects.  Check in and out of jobs with a single click.  Hours are updated automatically when the Stop Watch is ended.  As the Stop Watch is started on one project, it automatically ends on any previous project.  The Stop Watch widget displays the project you are working on now and for how long.  The Stop Watch keeps ticking until you stop it, no matter what!

Project Schedule Gantt Chart

Advantage announces new Project Schedule Gantt Chart

Visualize, edit, and re-calculate multiple jobs in this new Gantt view.  This enhancement includes the ability to set job predecessors and other great features designed to save you time and automate the management of all your projects!

·         Display the Gantt chart by month, week, or day.

·         Display a single job, all jobs by campaign, all jobs by client, or related jobs based on predecessors.

·         Drag and drop to change individual task start and due dates.  Then, recalculate the schedules of one or all related jobs with a single click!

Time Sheet Enhancements for July

New Time Sheet enhancements will be released in July (Webvantage blue v3.50.10)!!

• ·         Time Entry Stop Watch – Clock-in and out of jobs with a single click!
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• ·         Design your own timesheet with the ability to:
• - Enter comments more easily using new options.
• -View time by day or week using new settings and navigation features.
• -Use the new one-click options for copying from projects, schedules, and templates.
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•  ·         The all-new Task List includes Stop Watch Entry and Task Status Indicators.

Dynamic and Advanced Report Writers in blue!

Advantage Agencies are finding new ways to satisfy specific reporting needs using the Dynamic and Advanced Report Writers in blue!  

  

The secret is in the pre-defined data sets that include calculated fields and information commonly requested.  Reports are easy to create and then share with other staff members.

Create reports from scratch or even edit existing reports from the Advantage library.  Here are a few examples of reports you can create your own way:

-Pending Supervisor Approval by Day

-Project Schedule by Project Manager or AE

-Projects on Hold

-Job History by Job Type

-Job Charges by Period

-Project Schedule Post-Mortem

-Campaign Analysis

Free webinars provide overviews of the program features and training on how to program useful reports with ease.  Visit the Users Portal at www.gotoadvantage.com for the webinar schedule.

Advantage Report Writer

The Advantage Report Writer continues to grow and provides new ways for Ad Agencies and Marketing Firms to gather information and produce reports in more formats than ever before.  

The Dynamic and Advanced Report Writers allow users to create reports from pre-defined data sets, but additionally, the Report Writer is being embedded in key applications such as Service Fee Analysis and Employee Utilization where additional features are available.

 Pre-defined formats include online drill-downs. Create and edit your own formats. Share with staff members instantly, and share with clients through the client portal.  

Attend June Webinars for more information on the Report Writer! gotoadvantage.com/portal

Advantage blue Document Manager

The Advantage blue Document Manager organizes and centralizes all your documents and digital assets!

·         Increase the overall efficiency of your agency by quickly and easily sharing files electronically as opposed to digging through file cabinets in various offices.  Centralize your files so that they are available instantly to whoever needs them!

·         Route documents and digital assets for approval and other purposes using the integrated alerts and electronic routing features, including document comments and markups!

·         Track revision history.

·         You’ll have peace of mind knowing that important files are backed up electronically in the event that they were lost, stolen, or damaged.

Advantage Report Writer

 Looking for more information from your Agency Management system?  There are endless ways to view project management, media, and financial data. The Advantage Report Writer makes it possible to get what you need now, no programming experience required!

The Advantage Report Writer provides reporting flexibility using more advanced features that put you in control.  Information on projects, finances, and media buys is neatly arranged in data sets that simplify the reporting process.  You create the reports and publish them for your users, based on security settings you define. 

Existing clients can contact Advantage Software Support for more information on this great new set of tools available in Advantage blue.  Not on Advantage yet?  Contact us at www.gotoadvantage.com to find out what Advantage can do for you!