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July 28, 2020
Coming Soon: Aspire Version 5.7
Scheduled for release on Thursday, July 30, Aspire v5.7 includes a number of enhancements to Aspire’s estimating and invoicing functionality to improve the...
Below are details of key improvements included in this release:
Estimating Enhancements
Import Take-Offs to Estimates
Building estimates for large design/build projects is often time consuming and tedious, particularly when using a separate design-specific...
Using the imported data, the tool will create groups, add services, and bulk-add items...
In this first iteration of the Estimate Import tool, users can download a generic Aspire-format file directly...
Optional Services on Work Orders
With this release, users can now add optional services to work orders, creating a new workflow path...
'Select and Sign' from the Customer Portal
To enhance the user experience and eliminate back-and-forth communication, customers can now accept and approve estimates from within the...
Advanced Catalog Search
To further streamline the estimating process, users now have the option to utilize an advanced search from within the...
Estimated Tax on Estimates
The estimating process now includes estimated sales tax calculations once an estimate is marked complete. The estimated tax is calculated...
Invoicing Enhancements
Invoice Tax Jurisdiction Override
To increase the flexibility of the invoicing process, users can now adjust the tax jurisdiction...
Retainage Invoicing
With this release, we’ve enhanced our retainage invoicing process so that the invoiced revenue...
T&M Enhancements
In this release, we’ve made numerous improvements to Aspire’s T&M estimating and invoicing workflows...
Complete details of all improvements will be provided to Aspire customers in the release...
If you have any questions about these features, contact AspireCare for more information. If...contact us.
May 15, 2020
Coming Soon: Aspire Version 5.6
Aspire will deploy a new release Thursday evening, May 28. Major updates in Aspire...
Complete details of all improvements will be provided to Aspire customers in the release...
Estimating Enhancements
Master Schedule of Values: Adding Negative Line Items
In a recent update, we introduced the concept of Master Schedule of Values for...
Once the Master SOV is ready for invoicing, users will navigate to the Invoicing...
Work Orders and T&M per Service Invoices
Now users can add a new invoice type to their Fixed Price, Open Billing...
Scheduling Enhancements
Schedule an Event: Opportunity Tag Now Available
Opportunity tags are a great way to sort and organize in Aspire. This data...
Auto-Expenses: Additional Invoice Types
Last year, we rolled out a new Auto-Expenses functionality that allows users to create...
Multi-Visit Services Hours and Material Quantities
For multi-visit services, users can now set default values for both the hours and...
Invoicing Enhancements
Attach Proposal to Emailed Invoices
Users can now choose to attach proposals to the same email when sending invoices....
If you have any questions about these features, contact AspireCare for more information. If...contact us.
September 23, 2020
Coming Soon: Aspire Version 5.8
Aspire will deploy a new release Thursday evening, October 1. Major updates include enhancements to Aspire’s snow functionality as well as its data...
Snow Functionality
Property Snow Operation Notes
The 5.8 release brings snow-specific notes to Aspire. Now, when a snow division service...
'As-Needed' Exception Tool
During the busy snow season, it’s crucial to make sure all properties receive the...
Retain Current Day until Clock-Out in Crew Mobile
Keeping crews informed and operations running smoothly is critical during snow season. To simplify...
'Read All' Company Routes for Subcontractors
In addition to their individually assigned routes, subcontractors can now also view all routes...
Data Import
Contact and Property Bulk Import
At Aspire, we’re always working to improve the user experience. To that end, we’ve...
Equipment Management
Equipment Utilization Report
Maintaining a fleet of equipment is a troubling and tedious challenge that can also...
Equipment Allocation in Time Entry Screen
To enhance the user experience in Time Entry and improve tracking of assets, equipment...
Security
'Forgot Password' Changes
Keeping user information safe and secure is a top priority at Aspire. To strengthen...
If you have any questions about these features, contact AspireCare for more information. If...contact us.
November 13, 2020
Update: The Next Step in Aspire's Evolution
Recently, we provided an update on the new user interface we’re implementing for the Aspire platform. In case...