Jobsworth glossary

The names used for people, Projects, Visits, agreements and money in Jobsworth.

Use these terms when choosing an action or explaining the position of the work.

TermMeaning
BusinessThe trading Business whose workspace you are using.
CustomerThe Person or Company associated with the work. A Customer can have several Projects.
ContactA person selected for communication. Work and billing contacts can differ.
Team memberA person or subcontractor in the Business’s directory. Login access is separate.
SiteA location used to organise work and access.
LeadPotential work with its own contact details, stage and next step. It becomes connected to a Customer when you start a Project.
ProjectOne piece of work for a Customer, including its agreements, Visits, costs, records and Invoices.
VisitAn attendance on a Project, with its description, schedule, crew and recorded time.
EstimateThe Project’s original cost baseline and pricing work. It is separate from the Customer-facing Quote.
QuoteAn offer describing work, pricing and terms. A published version preserves what the Customer received.
VariationA proposal to change agreed work or price, with its own version and response.
TaskAn item in the Project’s simple checklist. It has no separate booking or crew.
TimesheetsThe Project’s recorded time, including time from its Visits.
HandoverA saved description of delivered Project work. A signature belongs to that saved handover.
InvoiceA Project’s financial document stating the charge for its issued version.
Payment receivedMoney recorded against an Invoice. Recording a receipt does not charge a card.
Credit noteA correction reducing an issued Invoice. It is not a payment received.
Supplier invoiceEvidence of a supplier’s charge to your Business, separate from the Invoice you send a Customer.
CertificateA register record with files, dates and links. One Certificate can link to several records. Adding it does not issue or validate a trade certificate.
CaptureNotes, photos or a voice recording collected for review before saving to the work.
TranscriptText produced from a recording. Check it before saving a work note.
Drawing revisionA particular version of a drawing. Marks and comments belong to the version on which they were made.

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