Vertec Cloud Suite configuration wizard

Vertec Cloud Suite configuration wizard

Product line

Standard

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Expert

Operating mode

CLOUD ABO

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ON-PREMISES

Modules

Services & CRM

Budget & Phases

Purchases

Resource Planning

Business Intelligence

Created: 18.07.2019
Updated: 19.04.2022 | Updated screenshot of additional features, added display types.

The first time you Start Vertec Cloud Suite, the configuration wizard appears. Use it to predefine the following basic settings:

Step 1 of 4

  • Country: Select your country.
  • Language: Select the language in which you want to operate Vertec.
  • Industry: Here you can select your industry. You can choose from:
    • Consultants
    • Engineers
    • Software vendors
    • IT services
    • Agencies
    • Lawyers
    • Trustees

Click Next >. Now, you can select the features you want to cover with Vertec:

Step 2 of 4

Certain folder structures and settings are already predefined in your Vertec via additional features as config sets , through which these structures are automatically imported. The following articles explain what exactly is imported with the individual features:

  • CRM: Imports the config sets Addresses and CRM Root Folder and Sales Root Folder with advanced features for address management, customer management and offer creation.
  • Projects and cases: Imports the config set Project Management Root Folder with advanced functions for project controlling, project costing and project management.
  • Users and resources: Imports the config set HR Root Folder with advanced absence and HR management capabilities.
  • Invoicing: Imports the config set Invoicing Root Folder with advanced features for the invoicing process and sales evaluations

All of these features can be changed, removed or imported later. So feel free to try them out according to your interests.

Click Next >.

Step 3 of 4

Depending on your chosen industry, additional config sets are shown here, which you can select to import.

Information on the content can be found at Config sets . You can also download and import all config sets from the Knowledge Base at any time.

Click Next >.

Step 4 of 4

Enter your company data here to register your company in Vertec. For example, the correct sender address will be entered on invoices.

Create sample data: If you are using Vertec for the first time, we recommend that you create some sample data. To help you get started, we have already included, for example, a project, a few services, an invoice, and some addresses. All data can be changed and deleted later.

Once you have made your entries, click Finish >.

The following operations are performed:

Currency

Depending on the country selected, the following currency is set as the key currency:

  • Switzerland: CHF
  • United Kingdom: GBP
  • All others: EUR
VAT

Depending on the country selected, the following VAT types are defined:

  • Switzerland: standard 7.7, reduced 2.5
  • Germany: standard 19.0, reduced 7.0
  • Austria: standard 20.0, reduced 10.0
  • United Kingdom: standard 20.0, reduced 5.0
  • Others: standard 0.0, reduced 0.0

The standard rate is defined as the standard VAT type in the system.

Language

The default language for Vertec is the selected language.

Program jargon

Depending on the selected industry, the following program jargon is preset:

  • Projects: for consultants, engineers, software vendors, IT services, agencies,
  • Cases: for lawyers and trustees

User and rate levels

A few user levels and rate level are predefined, and a rate table with values is created. You can customize and expand these according to your needs.

Further information on the rate system can be found here

Service types

Some service types are predefined. You can customize and expand these according to your needs.

Expense types

Some expense types are predefined. You can customize and expand them according to your needs.

Outlay types Some outlay types are predefined. You can customize and expand these according to your needs (only Procurement module).

Activity types

A number of activity types are predefined. You can customize and expand these according to your needs.

Absence types In addition to the existing absence types compensation, vacation and off, you can create the following two absence types:
  • Illness
  • Holidays (inactive)
Settings For the user group standard user, a row with the weekly standard hours is defined under Settings.

Payment terms

Two payment terms are stored under Settings > Payment terms. You can customize and expand these according to your needs.

List settings

Special list settings are loaded for the following lists:
  • Phases (Budget & Phases)
At logged-in user (top entry in tree)
  • Activities (shows all activities entered by the logged-in user)
  • Activities open / pending (this folder only appears when the logged-in user is assigned to an activity as being responsible)
  • Own projects / cases (shows all projects / cases for which the logged-in user is registered as project manager / contributor)
  • Managed addresses (shows all addresses where the logged-in user is registered as an account manager)

Scripts

The exact procedure for importing ZIP codes for the first time can be found in the article Importing ZIP codes .

Features The features are loaded according to the selection you made above.
Administrator The Administrator user is assigned to the first user level. In addition, the entry date is set to the first day of the current year.

Cancelling the configuration wizard

If you close the configuration wizard with the x, the following message appears:

Yes If you click Yes, only the following basic settings (described above) are loaded:
  • Currency
  • VAT
  • Language
  • User and rate levels
  • Administrator
Without these basic settings, Vertec does not work reliably, so they are loaded even if the wizard is aborted. Everything else is omitted, you start with an “empty” Vertec.
No If you click No, nothing loads. However, the wizard reappears the next time you start it.
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