Training | Sequenced Training Sessions

Sequenced Training Sessions

The Four Core Sequenced Trainings

The training process starts with 4 training sessions that need to be completed in sequence. Once these are completed, there are other "Non Sequenced" trainings that may or may not be required.  

Please watch the required videos prior to the live training session.

 


First Training Session - Getting Set Up

Live Training Session: 60 minutes

Intended For: System Administrators - designers optional

Areas Covered: System Preferences, Templates, User Guide

Required: Watch Training Sequence #1 Videos (there are 3)

The User Guide (1 minute 10 seconds)

System Preferences (15:37)

Item and Specification Templates (5:51)

Training Goal:

1.Understand how to access the User Guide and use the search feature

2.Understand the default settings in System Preferences

3.Understand the role of categories

4.Understand how Item and Specification templates work in the system

Click here to schedule this 1st training session. 

If a training slot is not available at a time that is convenient, please ask your project manager to work with you to find a time that works for you.

 


 

tip_icon This training session is optional for designers, but is required for the System Administrator (SA). If the Administrator is not a designer, then we suggest that at least one designer attend so they can learn how to set up the templates.

 


 


 

tip_icon  At the end of this training, the SA should be able to set up all settings in the System Preferences area. The goal is for the SA to enter all data in this part of the program prior to the second training session.

 


 


Second Training Session - Projects and Address Book

Live Training Session:  60 min

Intended For: System Administrators - designers optional

Areas Covered: Address Book and Projects

Required: Watch Training Sequence #2 Videos (there are 2)

Address Book (10 minutes 33 seconds)

Projects (15:01)

Training Goal: For users to be able to:

1.Enter contacts in the Address Book and understand the importance of how vendors are set-up in the system

2.Add projects

Click here to schedule this 2nd training session.

If a training slot is not available at a time that is convenient, please ask your project manager to work with you to find a time that works for you.

 


 

tip_icon  To reduce the time designers spend in training, this training can be taught to the System Administrator(s). These persons will then be responsible for training the designers the relevant parts of this training.

 


 


Third Training Session - Items List View

Live Training Session:  1 hour 30 minutes

Intended For: All DesignSmart users

Areas Covered: Items List Views, Reports

Required: Watch Training Sequence #3 Videos (there are 7!)

 

 Item Detail Overview (7 minutes 58 seconds)        

 Item List Views (11:08)

 Working with Images (7:57)

 Item Detail View - Left Panel (8:07)

 Products (11:15)

 Pricing (13:13)

 How Reports Work (4:46)

Training Goal: For users to be able to:

1.Understand the various Item List Views

2.How to add items

3.Understand how to create reports

4.Deal with "locked" items

5.Save and Load Selections

6.Exclude Items

7.Work with Favorites

8.Be aware of available reports

 

Click here to schedule this 3rd training session.

If a training slot is not available at a time that is convenient, please ask your project manager to work with you to find a time that works for you.


Fourth Training Session - Item Detail View

Live Training Session:  1 hour 30 minutes

Intended For: All DesignSmart users

Areas Covered: Item Detail View and Products

Required: SAME VIDEOS AS TRAINING #3

 Item Detail Overview (7 minutes 58 seconds)        

 Item List Views (11:08)

 Working with Images (7:57)

 Item Detail View - Left Panel (8:07)

 Products (11:15)

 Pricing (13:13)

 How Reports Work (4:46)

Training Goal: For users to be able to:

1.Understand how pricing works

2.Understand the tabs on the Item Detail View

3.Understand how products work and how the differ from items

4.Add and crop images

 

Click here to schedule this 4th training session.

If a training slot is not available at a time that is convenient, please ask your project manager to work with you to find a time that works for you.

 


 

tip_icon  The third and fourth training sessions are for all DesignSmart users. After these 2 sessions designers should be able to start using the system to enter items.

 


 



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