Integrations
If your business runs on a job management system, FlatRateNOW works alongside it rather than replacing it. This module is optional. Read the platform you use and skip the rest.
Which job management system do you use?
How we work with ServiceM8
1 minThe job starts in ServiceM8 and ends in ServiceM8. FlatRateNOW is the point of sale in between.
- Create the customer and the job in ServiceM8.
- Schedule the job on the dispatch board. It syncs automatically to the tradie with the appointment.
- Use ServiceM8 to get to the job as you always have.
- On site, once you have talked it through with the customer, build your quotes in FlatRateNOW and present them there.
- Send, accept and take payment in FlatRateNOW. Everything below is written back to the ServiceM8 job on its own.
| When you | What lands in ServiceM8 |
|---|---|
| Send a quote | The quote PDF goes into the job diary. |
| Get a quote accepted | The heading, description and price of each task go into the billing section. The signed PDF and a note of the acceptance go into the job diary. |
| Record a payment | It is added as a payment record under Payments in the billing tab. |
Create jobs in ServiceM8, not here Customers and jobs belong to ServiceM8. Creating them there is what keeps the dispatch board, the billing section and the job diary lining up with what you do on site.
If something does not appear Integration notifications are coming to Healthcheck on the quote screen. Until then, if something has not landed on the job, open the job in your job management system and check there before you redo the work.
How to create a new ServiceM8 job from FlatRateNOW
1 minSometimes the work does not belong on the job you are standing on. You can start a new ServiceM8 job without leaving FlatRateNOW, automatically or by hand.
Switch it on first A manager needs to turn this on for your integration in Configuration. Until then neither option below will appear.
If a quote is accepted in FlatRateNOW and the ServiceM8 job is already marked complete, a new job number is generated for you and the sale is moved onto it. Nothing for you to do.
- Open the quote action menu.
- Tap New.
- Choose New ServiceM8 Job.
How to pull a job from ServiceM8
1 minJobs come across on their own when the appointment is against your name. When it is not, you can go and get the job yourself.
- Open your Job List.
- Type the job number into the search bar.
- Tap Run Advanced Search.
- Tap the job that comes back.
- Give it a moment while the job is pulled across.
- The job then sits in your job list like any other.
Searching is covered in how to search in the Job List module.
How we work with Simpro
1 minA Simpro quote or a Simpro job, either one works. Schedule it against the employee and it turns up in their FlatRateNOW job list on its own.
- Create the customer, then create the Simpro quote or the Simpro job.
- Schedule it against whoever is attending.
- Use Simpro to get to the site as you always have.
- On site, build your options in FlatRateNOW and present them there.
- Send, accept and take payment in FlatRateNOW. Everything below is written back to the Simpro quote or job on its own.
| When you | What happens in Simpro |
|---|---|
| Send a quote | The quote PDF goes into the attachments on the job, along with what was sent, who it went to and the time it was sent. |
| Send a quote, if switched on | The Simpro quote cost centre is populated. |
| Get a quote accepted | The Simpro quote cost centre is populated. If switched on, the Simpro quote is converted to a Simpro job and the new job number comes back to FlatRateNOW, and the cost centre is locked so nothing else can move the sell price. |
| Record a deposit payment | A deposit invoice is created and the payment is allocated to it. |
| Record a progress payment | A progress invoice is created and the payment is allocated to it. |
| Record a final payment | A progress invoice is created, the payment is allocated, and the invoice is marked paid in full. Your Simpro job status then follows your auto-status updates. |
| Record one full payment | A tax invoice is created and the payment is allocated to it. |
Some of this is optional Populating the cost centre when you send, converting an accepted quote into a job, and locking the cost centre are all switched on per integration. If they are not happening for you, check with whoever set the integration up.
If something does not appear Integration notifications are coming to Healthcheck on the quote screen. Until then, if something has not landed on the job, open the job in your job management system and check there before you redo the work.
How to create a new Simpro quote or job from FlatRateNOW
1 minStart a new Simpro quote or job without leaving FlatRateNOW, either yourself or off the back of an acceptance.
- Open the quote action menu.
- Tap New.
- Choose New simPRO Quote or New simPRO Job.
Only Simpro jobs can be created automatically. A Simpro quote always has to be started by you.
When you accept a quote in FlatRateNOW, we check two things. If the Simpro quote has already been converted, a new Simpro job is created. If the cost centre on the Simpro quote or job is locked, a new Simpro job is created.
How to pull a Simpro quote or job into FlatRateNOW
1 minWork comes across on its own when it is scheduled against your name. When it is not, you can go and get it yourself.
- Open your Job List.
- Type the quote or job number into the search bar.
- Choose whether you are looking for a Simpro quote or a Simpro job.
- Tap Run Advanced Search.
- Tap the result that comes back.
- Give it a moment while it is pulled across.
- It then sits in your job list like any other job.
Searching is covered in how to search in the Job List module.
How we work with ServiceTitan
1 minThe job starts in ServiceTitan and ends in ServiceTitan. FlatRateNOW is the point of sale in between.
[CONFIRM] Copied from the ServiceM8 lesson This lesson has not been checked against the ServiceTitan integration yet. Confirm every line before this page goes live.
- Create the customer and the job in ServiceTitan.
- Schedule the job against whoever is attending. It syncs automatically to that tradie.
- Use ServiceTitan to get to the job as you always have.
- On site, once you have talked it through with the customer, build your quotes in FlatRateNOW and present them there.
- Send, accept and take payment in FlatRateNOW.
| When you | What lands in ServiceTitan |
|---|---|
| Send a quote | [CONFIRM] The quote PDF goes into the job record. |
| Get a quote accepted | [CONFIRM] The heading, description and price of each task go into the billing section, with the signed PDF and a note of the acceptance. |
| Record a payment | [CONFIRM] It is added as a payment record against the job. |
If something does not appear Integration notifications are coming to Healthcheck on the quote screen. Until then, if something has not landed on the job, open the job in your job management system and check there before you redo the work.
How to create a new ServiceTitan job from FlatRateNOW
1 minStart a new ServiceTitan job without leaving FlatRateNOW, automatically or by hand.
[CONFIRM] Copied from the ServiceM8 lesson This lesson has not been checked against the ServiceTitan integration yet. Confirm every line before this page goes live.
Switch it on first A manager needs to turn this on for your integration in Configuration. Until then neither option below will appear.
Automatically. [CONFIRM] If a quote is accepted in FlatRateNOW and the ServiceTitan job is already complete, a new job is generated and the sale moves onto it.
- Open the quote action menu.
- Tap New.
- Choose New ServiceTitan Job.
How to pull a job from ServiceTitan
1 minJobs come across on their own when the appointment is against your name. When it is not, you can go and get the job yourself.
- Open your Job List.
- Type the job number into the search bar.
- Tap Run Advanced Search.
- Tap the job that comes back.
- Give it a moment while the job is pulled across.
- The job then sits in your job list like any other.
How we work with AroFlo
1 minThe job starts in AroFlo and ends in AroFlo. FlatRateNOW is the point of sale in between.
[CONFIRM] Copied from the ServiceM8 lesson This lesson has not been checked against the AroFlo integration yet. Confirm every line before this page goes live.
- Create the customer and the job in AroFlo.
- Schedule the job against whoever is attending. It syncs automatically to that tradie.
- Use AroFlo to get to the job as you always have.
- On site, once you have talked it through with the customer, build your quotes in FlatRateNOW and present them there.
- Send, accept and take payment in FlatRateNOW.
| When you | What lands in AroFlo |
|---|---|
| Send a quote | [CONFIRM] Waiting on the AroFlo upload detail. |
| Get a quote accepted | [CONFIRM] Waiting on the AroFlo upload detail. |
Payments stay in FlatRateNOW Payments are not sent to AroFlo. Take the payment in FlatRateNOW as normal, then record it in AroFlo yourself.
If something does not appear Integration notifications are coming to Healthcheck on the quote screen. Until then, if something has not landed on the job, open the job in your job management system and check there before you redo the work.
How to pull a job from AroFlo
1 minJobs come across on their own when the task is against your name. When it is not, you can go and get the job yourself.
- Open your Job List.
- Type the job number into the search bar.
- Tap Run Advanced Search.
- Tap the job that comes back.
- Give it a moment while the job is pulled across.
- The job then sits in your job list like any other.
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