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Getting started with shopVOX Pro
What is shopVOX? - shopVOX Pro
Getting started with shopVOX - shopVOX Pro
Your Account - shopVOX Pro
Icons and Interface Tour - shopVOX Pro
Inviting Users to Your Team - shopVOX Pro
Setting Roles for your Team - shopVOX Pro
My Profile + SMTP Settings - shopVOX Pro
Import Customers & Contacts from your Accounting software - shopVOX Pro
Adding Vendors - shopVOX Pro
How do I Update Our Billing Info? - shopVOX Pro
Setup Vendor Catalogs - shopVOX Pro
A Guide to Creating Your First Order - shopVOX Pro
Microsoft Outlook - Two Factor Authentication - shopVOX Pro
Customize your account with Add-on Features - shopVOX Pro
Importing and Exporting Customers & Contacts with a spreadsheet - shopVOX Pro
Transactions: New Quote + Quote Approval Process - shopVOX Pro
Database Migration Support for shopVOX - Legacy data - shopVOX Pro
Notifications: Keep your entire team up to date - shopVOX Pro
Color Picker - Saving Colors - shopVOX Pro
Transactions: What are Transactions? - shopVOX Pro
Transactions: New Sales Order - shopVOX Pro
"What's New" Feature: Your Guide to shopVOX Updates - shopVOX Pro
How Do I Cancel My shopVOX Account? - shopVOX Pro
Transactions: New Invoice - shopVOX Pro
How to Create a Quote - shopVOX Pro
shopVOX's History Tracking for Quotes, Sales Orders, Invoices, and Jobs - shopVOX Pro
Save Time with Emailed Document Templates - shopVOX Pro
Webinars in shopVOX Pro: Learn and Grow with Us - shopVOX Pro
shopVOX Express vs. Pro. Explaining the differences in Workflow - shopVOX Pro
Optimizing Quotation Efficiency: Unlocking the Power of Multiple Quantities with shopVOX - shopVOX Pro
Workflows - Quick Overview Express VS Pro - shopVOX Pro
Global Search in shopVOX - shopVOX Pro
Enhancing Security with Multi-Factor Authentication in shopVOX - shopVOX Pro
Sales - shopVOX Pro
Managing Customer and Leads
Workflow Stages and Templates Explained
Using a TV for your Job Board
Connecting shopVOX to QuickBooks Desktop: Streamlined Sync for Your Financials
How to Price Color Changes
Customer Alerts & Flags
Sales Commissions
Creating Your Own Custom Job Views
Updating a Workflow in shopVOX: A Complete Guide
Streamline In-Store Payments with with Stripe Terminal or USB Credit Card readers in shopVOX
Avalara AvaTax - Sales tax setup guide
Merge Customers
Adding new Contacts to Existing Customers
Tracking Partially Fulfilled Apparel Orders in shopVOX
Customer Contacts: Setting Primary and Billing Contacts
How to Price Color Matches
Sales Leads on Business Intelligence Dashboard
How to create Partial Invoices
Multiple Currency Add-On - How it works and setting up
Sales Leads - Sample Pipeline Setup
Sales Order States - shopVOX Pro
Reports - shopVOX Pro
Understanding Quote Statuses in shopVOX - shopVOX Pro
Managing dates on Quotes, Sales Orders, and Invoices - shopVOX Pro
Products & Pricing - shopVOX Pro
Advanced Pricing concepts
Understanding Modifiers in shopVOX: Enhancing Product Pricing Flexibility
Increasing Product Prices by a Percentage in shopVOX - PBase
A Comprehensive Guide to Ternary Operations in shopVOX
Using the Reference Field for Material Selection and Labor Charges
Understanding Pricing Levels in shopVOX
Mastering the Use of *, /, +, -, >, <, >=, <=, % in Ternary Operations
How to Update Pricing in shopVOX: A Comprehensive Guide to Machine Rates, Labor Rates, and Materials
Unlocking Efficiency: Harnessing System Variables and References to Create a Click Charge
Undertanding Sell/Buy Ratio in shopVOX
Product System Formula - with Filter
Product Templates - Custom Formula Logic
Product Template - Add New Defualt Items Configuration Window
Custom Logic in shopVOX: Evaluating Multiple Boolean Modifiers
Mastering the Use of &&, ||, and === in Ternary Operations
Products: Utilizing the "Reference" Field to Combine two References into one Click Charge
Golden Products
Golden Product: Flyer - with BOM
Golden Product: Postcard- with BOM
Golden Product: Greeting Cards - with BOM
Golden Product: Calendar - with BOM
Golden Products List by Global Region
Products shopVOX Golden Products
Golden Product: Brochures - with BOM
Golden Product: Print + Copy - with BOM
Golden Product: Business Cards - with BOM
Golden Product: Booklet - with BOM
Golden Product: Door Hangers - with BOM
Adding Your Own Products - shopVOX Pro
How to Publish Products in shopVOX
Product Templates & Formulas Explained
Product Templates - Using System Formulas
Product Templates - Using System Formulas - Adding a Double Sided check box
Product Templates - User Created Formulas
Product Templates - User Created Formulas - Adding a Double side check box
Product Pricing - Round to 2 or 4 Decimal places
Products: Grid Pricing Example
Managing Your Product Catalog with shopVOX
Setting Up Labor Rates in shopVOX: A Simple Guide
Setting Up Machine Rates in shopVOX: A Comprehensive Guide
Materials Management in shopVOX: A Comprehensive Guide
Product Pricing: Material Wastage Calculator
Product Features - Custom Fields
Products - Pricing Type - Formulas
Product Pricing : Cost Plus
Uploading and Sending Proofs for Approval
Product Templates - How to Turn on a Product Template
Guide to Using the Panels UI in shopVOX Pro
How to Price Promotional Products
How to Price Digitizing
How to Price Direct To Garment Printing
Product Template - Add New Drop-Down Menu Configuration Window
Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up a Basic Apparel Product in shopVOX
Pricing Methods: Standard, Product, and Cost Plus Pricing
Custom Product, Template, and Code Modifiers
Accounting and Reporting - shopVOX Pro
Connecting Your Sage One Accounting to shopVOX
Transaction Numbers Settings - shopVOX Pro
Add your Payment Gateway - shopVOX Pro
Connecting to your Accounting Software
Connecting your XERO account to shopVOX
Connecting Your QuickBooks Online Account to shopVOX
Common Xero Sync Error messages explained
Integrated SAGE Promo ( promotional catalog )
Setting Up Your Account - shopVOX Pro
Accounting
Common QB Questions
Differences between USA QuickBooks Online and Non-USA QuickBooks Online
shopVOX Setup of Tax Codes for Quickbooks Canada Desktop/Online
How are Users Billed?
Five challenges to consider when setting up your Account
How to Filter MFA Email Alerts in Outlook and Gmail
shopVOX Work Flow - The Big Picture
Leveraging External IP Addresses for Security
Hide or Show Quotes & Sales Orders, Ordered Quotes, and Invoiced Quotes and Sales Orders
Add Your Logo and Company Info
How to add Additional Charges to your Quotes, Sales Orders and Invoices
Terms and Conditions
Document's and PDF Settings
Group and Describe Jobs with Tags
How to Change Password
Forms: Customizing Forms in shopVOX
Common Questions About Users
Flagging a user as a "Sales Rep"
Industry Specific Content - shopVOX Pro
Automation & Integrations - shopVOX Pro
Shipping
APIs
What is an API?
How an API Works: A Simple Explanation
Leveraging the Power of shopVOX with API Integration
API Essentials: Understanding the Backbone of Software Communication
Building Your Own Custom Integration with shopVOX APIs
JSON Demystified: The Universal Language of Data Exchange
I'm having an issue with the shopVOX APIs. Who do I contact?
Does shopVOX do custom development?
Does shopVOX integrate with Salesforce?
Setting up Mailchimp Integration in shopVOX
Sales Leads Web Form in shopVOX: Streamline Prospect Capture and Management
Simplify User Authentication with OAuth Integration in shopVOX
Who to Contact for shopVOX API Issues
Setting up Constant Contact Integration in shopVOX
Does shopVOX integrate with Microsoft Project?
API and Webhooks integration feature
shopVOX Go! App
Discovering Your shopVOX API Credentials: A Step-by-Step Guide
Automation - Scheduled Actions
What are some popular advantages when using Zapier?
FAQs - shopVOX Pro
shopVOX specific terms
Common questions
How to increase Database size ?
Opening PDFs directly in your browser
shopVOX User Types
Empowering Project Managers in the Proofing Process: A Guide to Workflow Enhancement with shopVOX
Hex Color file to match PMS color chart
How do I disabled user?
What is the Admin checkbox for when creating a new user?
Invoicing - Enhancing Customer Engagement: Tracking Invoice Views with shopVOX Pro
Where do jobs "fit" in the order process in ShopVOX?
Why can't I print the PDF documents directly, instead of downloading?
How can I send a quote and a proof together in one email to my customer?
Terms and Definitions
Printing Examples - Letterpress Printing
Printing Types Defined
Printing Examples - Digital Printing
Printing Examples - Offset
Errors and Troubleshooting
How to clear history from Chrome browser?
When I convert a quote to a work order, does the name of the order and the line item description carry forward or do I have to rewrite?
How to optimize your browser for shopVOX
Streamlining Proof Attachment to New Sales Orders for Enhanced Efficiency
Setting Up Minimum Order Amounts in shopVOX
What is our IP address for the mail server ?
Custom PDF in shopVOX
Onboarding - shopVOX Pro
Onboarding - Simple Products Setup
Mastering Product Setup in shopVOX: A Step-by-Step Guide from Basics to Advanced Customization
Lesson 1: Setting Up a Basic Product
Lesson 2: Introducing Dynamic Pricing Based on Square Footage
Lesson 3: Enhancing the Product with Templates and Dropdown Menus
Lesson 4: Adding a Default Item Linked to Modifiers
Lesson 5: Implementing a Double-Sided Boolean Modifier with Conditional Logic
Lesson 6: Replacing a System Formula with a Custom Formula
Lesson 7: Integrating Custom Formula into the Conditional Double-Sided Logic
Lesson 8: Adding an Additional Dropdown Menu
Lesson 9: Creating Custom Fields to Enhance Usability
Lesson 10: Implementing a Rush Charge Option
Summary Conclusion: Lessons 1-10
Quoting and Order Management - shopVOX Pro
Adding/Updating Customers and Contacts
Purchase Orders - How to Add Materials and Products to a Purchase Order in shopVOX PRO for the Inventory Add-on
Stay Organized with Notes, Tasks, and Assets
Roll-Up Line Items to Combine Pricing
Purchasing and Receiving Blank Garments
Creating Your Own Custom Views
How to Issue Refunds and Credit Memos
Add Ons - shopVOX Pro
Ecommerce
Ecommerce - Web Store
Ecommerce: Creating Discount Codes
Ecommerce - Steps to setup custom URL for paid cPortal
Webstore & Shopping Cart Examples from shopVOX Users
Setting up a Shopping Cart to sell online - Changing the URL
Ecommerce - cPortal - White Label Setup
Ecommerce - cPortal
Ecommerce - Overview
Empowering Your Customers with the Free cPortal
Ecommerce - Shopping Cart
Ecommerce - Apparel Web Store
Inventory
Inventory Module Add-On - Setup and use of Feature
Inventory Module Add-On - Setup Locations
Questions to Consider About the Inventory Module in shopVOX
Inventory Module Add-On
Divisions
Vehicle Wrap
Amazon S3 Storage
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) - shopVOX Add-On
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) - Amazon S3 Pricing
Amazon S3 Add-On (Simple Storage Service) - What is it?
Projects in shopVOX: Comprehensive Guide
Service Job Add-On: Streamline Your Workflow with shopVOX's New Service Job Feature
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Updating a Workflow in shopVOX: A Complete Guide
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by Tyler MacDonald
In shopVOX, workflows represent the specific steps required to produce a product. When you create a job from a Sales Order, a workflow is assigned, guiding the sequence of tasks to completion. These workflows appear visually on the Job Board as a column of steps or as text under the "Running Step" column, ensuring production teams can track progress in real-time.
However, there are situations where the initial workflow might need to be changed—perhaps due to a misselection, an update in production requirements, or the introduction of a new workflow that better fits the job. This guide provides a detailed explanation of how to update a workflow effectively, even if the process isn't immediately intuitive.
Why Updating a Workflow Matters
Before diving into the steps, it’s important to understand why updating a workflow is crucial.
- Accuracy in Production: Ensures the correct sequence of tasks is followed.
- Efficiency: Prevents confusion or delays caused by incorrect workflows.
- Flexibility: Allows adjustments to accommodate unique customer or product needs.
By learning to update workflows, you can ensure that production runs smoothly, with all team members aligned on the correct steps.
Step-by-Step Guide: Changing a Workflow in shopVOX
Let’s break down the process into detailed, actionable steps to help you make the change confidently.
Step 1: Locate and Open the Job in Progress
- Start by navigating to the Sales Order or the Job Board.
- If you know the Sales Order containing the job, access it directly from the Sales Order list.
- Alternatively, locate the job on the Job Board, which displays all active jobs and their current statuses.
- Click on the job that needs a workflow update to open its details.
Step 2: Void the Existing Job
Before assigning a new workflow, the current job must be voided to reset its workflow assignment.
- Inside the Job Details view, look for the blue action button in the top-right corner of the screen. This button provides options for managing the job.
- Select Void from the dropdown menu.
- Confirm the action when prompted. Voiding the job removes it from the Job Board and returns you to the associated Sales Order. This step is necessary to prepare the Sales Order for a new job creation.
Step 3: Create a New Job with the Updated Workflow
Once the existing job is voided, you can create a new job with the updated workflow.
- From the Sales Order screen, click the Create Job button. This action begins the job creation process.
- In the job creation dialog box, you'll see a list of workflows.
- Select the new workflow that aligns with the updated production requirements.
- Ensure that the workflow includes the correct steps for this specific product or production scenario.
- Select the new workflow that aligns with the updated production requirements.
- Complete the job creation process by saving the changes. Once saved:
- The new workflow is assigned to the job.
- The job appears on the Job Board with the updated workflow steps displayed visually or as text under the "Running Step" column.
- The new workflow is assigned to the job.
Step 4: Verify the Updated Workflow
After the new job is created, it's a good idea to confirm the changes:
- Go back to the Job Board and locate the updated job.
- Check the Workflow column or the "Running Step" text to ensure the correct workflow steps are displayed.
- Communicate the changes to team members if necessary, ensuring everyone is aware of the updated workflow.
Pro Tips for Managing Workflows
- Avoid Common Mistakes: Ensure you void the job first; without this step, shopVOX won't allow you to create a new job with a different workflow.
- Standardize Workflow Names: Use clear and descriptive names for workflows to make selection easier.
- Leverage Workflow Templates: Create reusable workflow templates for common product types to reduce errors when assigning workflows.
- Communicate Changes: Always inform relevant team members when workflows are updated, especially if they involve shared tasks.
Summary and Final Thoughts
Updating workflows in shopVOX may not feel intuitive initially, but it’s a straightforward process once you understand the steps:
- Open the job and void the existing workflow.
- Return to the Sales Order to create a new job.
- Select the updated workflow during job creation.
- Verify the changes on the Job Board.
Workflows are the backbone of efficient production management. By mastering how to update them, you can ensure that your team stays on track, reduces mistakes, and adapts quickly to changes.
What’s Next?
- Explore creating custom workflows to better fit your unique production processes.
- Learn how to automate workflow assignments based on product templates for even greater efficiency.
Still have questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out for support or further clarification. Updating workflows is a skill worth perfecting!
