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Account Settings
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users permission permissions user type admin supervisor staff faq Foreman user types time admin regular What Do the Different User Types in LMN Mean?
We have four different user types in LMN. Please see some information on these user types below. LMN Budget & Estimating LMN Budgeting & Estimating Admins Would have access to the Budgeting & Estimating en...
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guide adding staff new user add foreman add employee add staff adding employees new staff new employee new foreman add time staff existing staff time permissions update permissions Adding Staff / Employees to LMN Time
Adding New Users to LMN Time NOTE: If this employee is an EXISTING LMN user and currently has access to LMN Budgeting & Estimating, please scroll down to Adding Existing Users to LMN Time. The following guid...
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billing Pro Basic LMN invoices subscription video Managing Your LMN Subscription
To manage your LMN subscription: LOGIN to an LMN account (you must be logged into an account that has Security Admin permissions set to ON), then click Settings icon Under Account Settings menu, click Subsc...
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users permission security add new user video access new user how do I add a user user permissions security settings Adding a New User & Setting Access Permissions
Adding A New User & Setting Up Their Permissions Most companies will need to add more than one user to their LMN account. Estimators, office managers, bookeepers/accountants, and sales people will need acc...
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company logo guide company info logo on proposals proposal logo uploading logo Setup Your Company Information + Logo
Setting up your company information and logo is especially important for good-looking estimates. Your estimate headers and footers will be populated with your logo and other company contact information, and...
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divisions estimate dashboard estimate division Setup Divisions for Estimate Assignment
You'll want to take advantage of the new Divisions feature to help you organize and track your estimates. Divisions are a way of organizing/tracking your estimates by department (or, division). You can cr...
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Personal Settings
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email to-do to do notifications todos faq Notifications
You can set up your LMN so notification e-mails are sent automatically when: A lead gets assigned to you by someone else When a To-Do gets assigned to you by someone else When a To-Do assigned to you has it...
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LMN Estimating>CRM
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tags referral sources to-dos dashboard CRM Analytics CRM Dashboard
In this article, we’re going to show you how to use your CRM dashboard. So let’s log into your LMN Account, click on Analytics, and then CRM Dashboard. The dashboard is a way to see a quick summary and highl...
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crm jobsite measure site measuring tool article Measurement Measurement Types Measurement Types and the Measure Site Tool
New with Product Release 20.07 LMN Users have the ability to save measurement types to jobsites using the Measure Site Tool! First, you will want to create your list of Measurement Types, by going to the M...
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crm guide referral referral sources video Setting Up CRM Referral Sources
Maximize your ROI (return on investment) on your marketing spend! Use LMN to track where your customers are coming from, how much revenue is coming in, and what your close rates are like for each different m...
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guide tags crm tags video CRM CMR Using CRM Tags
Create your own custom classifications for clients and leads using LMN's tags. Tags are like lists - you can add any client/lead to the list(s) you want them to belong to. Using tags - you'll be able to inst...
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LMN Estimating>Price List
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tax sales tax vendor tax taxes default taxes guide video piggy piggy back piggy backed purchase credit exmt state tax Setting up your Taxes
Setting up your Taxes Even if you don't charge your customers sales tax, you will still need to setup sales taxes. If you pay tax to vendors when you buy materials etc., you will need to make sure the costs...
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categories warranty defaults category shipping edit material Setting Up Material Categories
Fast & efficient estimates with the LMN Estimating Marketplace Categories are a great way of organizing your Materials and Templates and making them faster to find when estimating. Materials and templates c...
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tax sales tax Default taxes guide Setting Up your Default Taxes
Every estimate can have its own specific tax settings, especially useful for states where taxes are unique to each city or county. But you can also save time and mistakes by setting up default taxes. Defaul...
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LMN Estimating>Estimates
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estimating change order Estimate Relationships
In this article, we’re going to show you how to add an enhancement or change order relationship between estimates for a specific customer to improve estimate tracking and reporting. Let’s log into your LMN ...
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cost codes dashboard Cost Codes Dashboard
In this article, we’re going to show you how to analyze your Cost Codes. Let’s log into your LMN Account, click on Analytics, and then Cost Codes. The dashboard is a great way to see a quick summary and brea...
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dashboard estimate dashboard Estimate Dashboard
In this article, we’re going to show you how to use your Estimate Dashboard. Let’s log into your LMN Account, click on Analytics, and then Estimate Dashboard. The dashboard is a way to see a summary and high...
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contract discount payment schedule prepay Adding Discounts to Standard & Service Estimates
LMN users can add discounts to both Standard and Service estimates to ensure accurate pricing is both quoted to a customer, and applied to contracts. To add a discount, you will first need to add in Discount...
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estimate guide settings default estimate name project name estimate name Setting Up Your Default Estimate Settings
The estimate settings screen is important for 2 different reasons: You choose the default budget (and overhead recovery factors) to use when estimating work You choose the default values for your estimate n...
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terms and conditions contract terms warranty guide default video t & c T&C Setting Up Terms & Conditions
Terms and conditions allow you to specify default and optional terms, warranties, etc. for your estimates and contracts. They're easy to set up and they can automatically be added to every new estimate. Te...
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LMN Time>Time
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equipment lmn time app equipment tracking Equipment Tracking
Foreman can track Equipment that has been prepopulated in the Equipment Settings. To add equipment and track in the field, follow these simple steps: In LMN Time click on the Settings (gear icon, top right...
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payroll codes guide payroll codes by job type payroll items quickbooks payroll codes default payroll codes payroll settings job types job type hierarchy payroll tab Payroll Codes
Your payroll codes are used to determine what wages employees are paid for the time they work. You'll note (if you haven't already) that there is no pay or wage information in LMN. That's because LMN expor...
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overtime payroll guide settings overtime rules default payroll codes payroll settings Payroll Settings
Your LMN Time payroll settings is where you setup your overtime rules, and the default payroll codes to be used when creating jobs. In this guide you will learn to: Setup your company's overtime rules: Week...
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guide settings timetracking settings timesheet settings time settings Timetracking Settings
The purpose of this guide is just to give you a quick overview to help you configure your LMN Timetracking settings. To edit your LMN Timetracking Settings, follow the steps below. Click on the settings wh...
Jenn Frey
LMN Time>Jobs
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guide default estimate name job name How to default job names how to set estimate settings How to Set Default Job Names
LMN Time jobs use the same default naming convention as estimates for improved consistency across your company. You set your Default Estimate Name in your Estimate Settings as seen below: When you create a ...
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guide settings rates hourly rates time and materials hourly billable by the hour Rates new rate Rates
Setting up rates in LMN Time will allow you to create default hourly rates for different work types that you can (later on) add to jobs for any work that is billable by-the-hour. For instance, you can setup...
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guide services settings services completed material tracking Settings Services Tracking what crews see edit services linked activities/ materials what are services activities/ materials Services
Services are an important part of LMN Time for anyone wishing to track what's completed on a job (whether for billing or reporting purposes) or for companies utilizing Bulk Scheduling. Services are Yes/No a...
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materials guide activities activities/materials track materials material tracking activity link Materials Activities linked activities/ materials activities/ materials track activity track activities Materials
In this guide, you'll learn how to setup your company 'standard' list of materials. These can then later be added to jobs, so you can track specific materials on jobs - like how much mulch, fertilizer or sa...
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guide settings default tasks job type Default tasks changes and extras default task by job type default cost code Default Tasks
Default tasks are tasks that automatically get added to every single job you create - whether you import an estimate or create a job from scratch. Default tasks are useful for setting up tasks like Warranty ...
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guide payroll codes by job type weather notes weather comments equipment notes equipment comments job types notes payroll codes and job types turn on notes defaults paycodes Job Types
Job types allow you to customize your own types of jobs in LMN Time. They are useful for: Filtering lists of jobs by type Reporting on jobs by type Setting up different rules for different types of jobs (...
Jenn Frey
LMN Time>Schedule
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guide settings holidays LMN Time holidays schedule holidays setting holidays Setting up your Schedule Holidays
A warning will flag whether scheduled work falls on a Holiday. You’ll be allowed to schedule work on any day, but you will see a visual warning reminding you to revisit your schedule. To set up your Holidays...
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guide schedule crews set crews how do I add crews how do I add a crew add crews crew colors Setting up your Schedule Crews
Schedule Crews are used to designate which employees to be assigned for work on the Calendar. It schedules work for crews, rather than specific employees, so that if there are no-shows or last minute changes...
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guide calendar settings schedule work calendar visit schedule non-recurring recurring calendar work calendars how to schedule Install Recurring visits calendars maintenance Creating Work Calendars
Work calendars allow you to setup default colors, drive-time settings, schedule templates and much more so that you can schedule new jobs in just a few clicks. There are two types of Work Calendars: Recurri...
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guide default schedule name customer name Schedule job name Settings schedule settings schedule naming custom text job address job short name Scheduling
In LMN Time settings, you have the ability to change your Schedule naming convention. Your schedule name will display on both the Calendar and the Whiteboard in the white text for that visit: To update this...
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guide schedule scheduling scheduling maintenance work schedule a job schedule templates schedule services schedule multiple services visit types Schedule Templates
Schedule Templates will allow you to schedule multiple services for a single job all at once. This guide will walk you through creating & scheduling your jobs using Schedule Templates. Schedule Templates ...
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LMN Time>Invoice
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invoice settings invoice settings Invoice Settings
Invoice Settings There are a couple of fields which will print on your Invoices and these fields are customizable by company. To set your Invoice Settings, follow the steps below: In LMN Time, click on the...
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guide invoicing invoice groups invoice groups invoice group how to create Setting Up Invoice Groups
Setting up Invoice Groups and be very beneficial, and make invoicing easier by chunking like type of customers or billing styles in groups, so that you can invoice a whole group at a time! To Setup Invoice G...
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