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Updates: Custom Backgrounds

Helping your potential customers visualize a new shed in their backyard can be a critical step in the customer journey, facilitating an emotional connection and helping to move the sales process forward.

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Updates: Automate & Integrate with Webhooks

Webhooks can used to seamlessly connect The Shed App with numerous 3rd party applications – including CRMs, accounting software, review systems and more! Streamline communication and keep your team happy with webhooks to connect with your must-have applications!

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Updates: Track Order

Keep your customers informed every step of the way with our new order tracking feature! The new Track Order UI allows customers to track progress, see photos, confirm delivery schedule and pay invoices…

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Updates: A Timesaving Way to Manage Your Workflow

Manage Views allows you to control how your data is presented, customizing workflows to help you and your team focus on what matters most. Views can be created and shared via URL as well – helping to keep everyone on your team on the same page…

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How To: Use CtrL-f

How touse CtrL-fSummary: This tool will speed up your search for order ids, serial numbers, customer names, and pretty much…
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How To Use Salesperson Commission

How toUse Salesperson CommissionSummary: The article is about setting up and managing salesperson commissions in The Shed App, covering commission…
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How To: Use Operations

How toUse OperationsSummary: Assuming that you have set up operations for your company, in this article we will walk through…
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How To: Set up Operations

How toSet Up OperationsOperations in The Shed App refers to piece rate tracking and payment for shop employees. In this…
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How To: Get Custom 3D

How toGet Custom 3DSummary: Every new The Shed App (TSA) account comes with a list of 3D models that can…
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How To: Bulk Update Building Model Prices

This blog post guides you on how to update building model prices in bulk on The Shed App. You start by navigating to the Building Model under System > Catalogs. Then, you export the current data as a spreadsheet, make necessary changes to the prices in a copy of this spreadsheet, and then import the updated spreadsheet back into the system. Finally, you verify and apply the changes. For any queries, you can reach out to our support team.

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How To: Assign Customers to the Correct Store with Zip Codes

Provides a guide on how to assign customers to the correct store based on their zip codes in The Shed App. You can add zip codes to each store in the Stores section under System > Lists. Customers can then be directed to a specific URL on your website where they enter their zip code, and the app will automatically assign them to the appropriate store.

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How To: Add/Edit Operations in Bulk

You start by navigating to System > Catalogs > Building Models and select a building model to add operations to. After adding operations to one building model, you export the building model list into a spreadsheet.

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How To: Add Your Shed Designs to The Shed App

You start by adding categories for your building designs. Then, you add a building design by selecting a style and size, configuring options and colors, and setting a category and optional restrictions. You repeat these steps for each building design you want to add. These designs will then be available for customers and salespeople to select in the order form.

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How To: Create Orders

It includes video tutorials that walk you through the process of making an order. The process of creating a Rent-to-Own (RTO) order is also explained, which is similar to the Purchase Outright process until the Summary of the order where you choose the Purchase Method1.

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How To: Create an RTO Order

The process is similar to creating a Purchase Outright order until the Summary of the order, where you choose the Purchase Method as Rent-to-Own. You then select the appropriate contract under Available RTO Contracts, enter an amount greater than the minimum required to establish a Customer Rental Agreement (CRA), and select the desired monthly term. After verifying all details and collecting the payment, you finalize the order, fill out the RTO Application, and collect the signature.

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How To: Make a Sale Order (Video Tutorials)

If you are not familiar with The Shed App ordering process, these videos are an excellent place to start. The videos walk you through the process of making an order, making it easy for users to understand and follow.

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How To: Add Your Shed Data to The Shed App

Adding your sheds to The Shed App is the first thing that needs to be done when setting up a new account. During the onboarding process, The Shed App’s onboarding staff will add all of your shed data as accurately as possible given any information provided…

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How To: Bulk Update Option Prices

Once you have all of your options added to the “Option Catalog”, you may find that you are wanting to change the price of a large number of the options…

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How To: Use the Inventory Storefront

The Inventory Storefront is a user-friendly web page designed to facilitate shed sales. Key features include accessibility, easy sharing, and automated management…

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How To: Add Users

This post provides a guide on how to add users to your account in The Shed App. You navigate to the Users section under System > Lists and click Add User. After filling out the fields and role, you click Add…

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How To: When Does the Customer Receive Automated Emails?

All of these emails are triggered to be sent in the ordering process when using the order-form. There are other emails that can be sent to the customer in the ordering process, however the emails discussed here will happen automatically…

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How to edit Existing Inventory Building

This guide shows on how to edit existing inventory buildings in The Shed App. If there are changes on the actual inventory building that do not match the original inventory request order, you may need to edit…

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How To: Share an Order

This guide shows on how to share an order in The Shed App. When an order is created, it generates multiple links that can be shared with customers or co-workers for various purposes…

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How To: Add Custom Colors

This guide shows a guide on how to add custom colors to The Shed App. You navigate to System > Catalogs > Colors and click Add Color…

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How To: Edit an Inventory Request Order

This guide shows on how to edit Inventory Request Orders that have already been submitted in The Shed App. You start by opening the Manage menu for the order and clicking Request Review…

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How To: Add a Warehouse

Depending on the user role, warehouses are sometimes required when creating a new user. Follow these steps to create and associate a new warehouse with a plant location…

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How To: Add a Transitional Serial Number

This article explains how to add a Transitional Serial Number to a building with an existing Serial Number. Transitional Serial Numbers can associate the building with a past/old SN. You must have a building that is Processed and already has an SN…

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How To: Edit a quote

Start by navigating to the “Manage Quotes” tab. Then, locate the specific order for your customer, which can be…

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How To: Add a Store

A store in The Shed App can be used to represent a shed lot where sheds are sold. It can also be used to manage online sales in an online store. Adding a store for all shed sales lots you work with is recommended…

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How To: Create A View

The Shed App is designed to help everyone view what is important for each person to complete their tasks. This can best be accomplished by creating custom views for each user so…

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How To: Share Views

You want to share a specific view with one or more coworkers that need to see the same data…

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How Are: RTO Payments Routed?

When a shed customer chooses to rent a shed by choosing the “RTO” purchase method in the order form typically we are talking about two transactions that need to occur. One for…

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How To: Update CNAME Record

You start by navigating to System > Lists > Buildings. Then, click on Actions > Bulk Edit in the upper right corner to bring up the editing screen…

Annual MeetingNews

2024 Annual Meeting

The Shed App team and spouses gathered in Jerome, AZ for this year’s annual meeting between February 28th and March 1, 2024. The event took place over 3 days at an historic venue in Jerome which made for a fantastic setting for socializing and strategic planning for the next year.

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How To: Upload Production Photos

Builders can upload images of sheds that are being built or have been completed. These images can be used to verify the completion of stages of construction. There are…