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Just Add Power D-Tools Request
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Post 16 made on Sunday March 19, 2017 at 20:51
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On March 18, 2017 at 21:57, MNTommyBoy said...
What's your fav email? I'll clone one and send it your way... B too, if he wants one.

Can you send me one too? TIA
Post 17 made on Monday March 20, 2017 at 00:47
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On March 19, 2017 at 17:37, MNTommyBoy said...
This should work. It has some of my info, but you'll get the point....

[Link: proposalviewer.com]

I see one flaw with your portal proposal....you should be charging 3x the labor lol. We all should be.
Post 18 made on Monday March 20, 2017 at 06:35
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On March 19, 2017 at 20:16, chris-L5S said...
Nice. can you make "bundled" product and pricing?

Yes, you can create your own items, systems, subcategories.

You guys owe it to yourself to try Portal -- it's free after all for dealers.
OP | Post 19 made on Monday March 20, 2017 at 08:45
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On March 20, 2017 at 06:35, Mario said...
Yes, you can create your own items, systems, subcategories.

You guys owe it to yourself to try Portal -- it's free after all for dealers.

Is it free? Like legit free?

I tried it a few years ago but didn't care for it. Was a pain to prove who I was an authorized dealer for and didn't like the proposal structure.

After making such a huge investment in dtools I didn't want to throw that away. But recently after moving computers and spending well over 5 hours on transferring it and it's still not right I might be open to trying this again!

Proposal looks nice!
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin
Post 20 made on Monday March 20, 2017 at 17:42
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On March 20, 2017 at 08:45, 3PedalMINI said...
Is it free? Like legit free?

Totally free. If I can do it, you can do it.

I tried it a few years ago but didn't care for it. Was a pain to prove who I was an authorized dealer for and didn't like the proposal structure.

The only thing I remember doing was sending Portal a disty PO from your last/recent order. Do that with your 4-5 main guys and you're done.

After making such a huge investment in dtools I didn't want to throw that away. But recently after moving computers and spending well over 5 hours on transferring it and it's still not right I might be open to trying this again!

D-tools still does more, if I remember. Couldn't tell you what at this point, probably more enterprise level stuff, or drawings, not sure ..... stuff I obviously haven't missed.

Proposal looks nice!

Thanks!
"There's a big difference between winging it and seeing what happens. Now let's see what happens." ~MacGruber
Post 21 made on Monday March 20, 2017 at 18:00
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I also tried it years ago and didnt like it. I decided to try it again a couple weeks ago and i will be using this going foward for ANY small jobs, and jobs that dont require design and engineering.. its great for those types of jobs and can be banged out VERY quickly.

Plus the fact I that i dont need to visit ANY of my distros sites to get quick pricing. Can access it all from portals site.. Its even better then some distro sites and as new stuff comes out they update the database with a couple days..

From making the proposal to the POs its very fast, PLUS then syncs to quickbooks... and you get 1% back on all POs.. but I Still dont get how this is free. Not sure how they make there money !!
Post 22 made on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at 11:30
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$$ come from the supplier side. There was a thread on IP if you search supplystream. Supplystream is now free thread. In post #7. Sure they monetized things in other ways too.
OP | Post 23 made on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at 11:46
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Just logged in for the first time since i decided i didnt like it. Wow, alot has changed.

I think for jobs under 10k im going todo this all day long. anything over ill use D-Tools. but man that is nice.
The Bitterness of Poor Quality is Remembered Long after the Sweetness of Price is Forgotten! - Benjamin Franklin
Post 24 made on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at 16:18
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On March 19, 2017 at 17:37, MNTommyBoy said...
This should work. It has some of my info, but you'll get the point....

[Link: proposalviewer.com]

Nice.

How about the original request for DTools?? That's all we use.
Post 25 made on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at 17:11
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On March 21, 2017 at 16:18, Mr. Brad said...
Nice.

How about the original request for DTools?? That's all we use.

What do you need for DTools? Ill make it
BlackWire Designs
Post 26 made on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at 18:27
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On March 20, 2017 at 17:42, MNTommyBoy said...
Totally free. If I can do it, you can do it.

I know Tom and this is totally true! LOL JK
"Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!"
Post 27 made on Wednesday March 22, 2017 at 13:50
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With all due respect folks, Just Add Power is already in D-Tools as a manufacturer. The person responsible for keeping it up to date did leave the company a few months ago. I've logged into our DTConnect account and have verified that dealers are using it daily. I will make sure we get the latest 2G/3G models added to the catalog ASAP.
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Post 28 made on Wednesday March 22, 2017 at 15:28
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On March 22, 2017 at 13:50, Nded said...
With all due respect folks, Just Add Power is already in D-Tools as a manufacturer. The person responsible for keeping it up to date did leave the company a few months ago. I've logged into our DTConnect account and have verified that dealers are using it daily. I will make sure we get the latest 2G/3G models added to the catalog ASAP.

Who is responsible for adding sku's to dtools? Is is the manufacturers responsibility or Dtools themselves?
Post 29 made on Wednesday March 22, 2017 at 15:31
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On March 22, 2017 at 15:28, goldenzrule said...
Who is responsible for adding sku's to dtools? Is is the manufacturers responsibility or Dtools themselves?

I'm assuming that it is the manufacturers responsibility. I asked them how to add/update our SKU's and they told us what to do. I can't see how they could be psychic and know what/when to add and update the SKU's.
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