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      About Texada Web and Texada Mobile

      Describes the purpose of and main scenarios for using Texada Web and Texada Mobile. Describes the typical workflows in Texada Web and Texada Mobile.

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      Conceptual

      Audience

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      Products

      Texada Web, Texada Mobile, SRM

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      Texada Web is a web-based product that is part of the Texada Software platform. It focuses on the logistics of transporting rental equipment and processing work orders related to the service and maintenance of that equipment. 

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      Users

      The main users of this application are: 

      • Counter or other order desk workers
      • Drivers
      • Mechanics or technicians
      • Logistics Managers
      • Service Managers

       

       

      Use Cases

      Texada Web and Texada Mobile enable users of the Texada Software platform to participate in a seamless workflow from the start of a contract all the way to final customer billing. For example:

       

       

      Logistics (Tickets)

      1. Your customer orders a 185-foot boom, either through your sales team or via Texada’s GateWay application
      2. The customer does not have a vehicle that is large enough to deliver the boom and needs you to deliver it to their worksite
      3. Your SRM (Systematic Rental Management) user converts the request to a contract and generates a delivery ticket
      4. In Texada Web, your counter worker sees the ticket and assigns it to a driver
      5. The driver delivers the boom to the customer’s worksite, unloads it, and has the customer sign for it using Texada Mobile
      6. The driver also uses the app to take pictures of the boom to verify its drop-off condition
      7. The driver uses Texada Mobile to notify the counter worker that the delivery is complete

       

       

      Work Orders

      1. A week into the rental contract, the boom develops an issue and the customer requests service on your equipment
      2. The counter worker receives the request and creates a work order in Texada Web
      3. The counter worker assigns the work order to a technician who is automatically notified
      4. The technician travels to the customer’s worksite and completes the work order request, does an inspection, takes pictures of the equipment, and signs off on the request - all within Texada Mobile

       

       

      Billing

      1. The data from the contract and work order is stored in SRM
      2. An invoice for the work order is immediately created in Texada Web and Texada Mobile, sent to SRM, and is then posted to the customer’s account when cycle billing is completed
      3. Customers within the GateWay application can view these invoices at any time

      In the examples above, users of Texada Web leverage its deep ties with other Texada Software platform solutions to unlock the application’s full potential:

      • SRM (Systematic Rental Management) integration
      • Texada Mobile

      At a high level, the combination of Texada Web, Texada Mobile, and SRM create a complete workflow from when a work order or service ticket is received to when it is closed and billed to the customer.

       

       

      Texada Web, Texada Mobile, and SRM

      Texada Web and Texada Mobile act as an interface with specific components of SRM. For example, while you appear to create a work order in Texada Web, the data for that work order is actually created in SRM. There are several business benefits to using Texada Web, Texada Mobile, and SRM together:

      • Saves time and effort: enter information in one application and it appears in both. For example, if you make an asset unavailable in SRM, it becomes unavailable in Texada Web and Texada Mobile.
      • Avoids duplicate information and decreases the likelihood of errors
      • Automation: Closing a ticket in Texada Web signals SRM to automatically bill your customers for you, for example

       

       

      Texada Mobile

      Texada Mobile is the mobile extension of Texada Web. Texada Mobile works closely with Texada Web to form a complete workflow between your counter workers and drivers and technicians in four main areas:

      • Work orders
      • Asset management (assets and parts)
      • Tickets (logistics)
      • In-Yard Returns

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      Texada Mobile provides several business advantages:

      • It handles aspects of work orders and logistics that can/should only be handled in the field such as in-yard returns or equipment inspection reports
      • Texada Mobile enables field employees to access the information stored in Texada Mobile (and by extension, certain information from SRM) in real-time, providing them with an always up-to-date source of information to help them with their work
      • The application provides workers with up to date information that they need to perform their work duties efficiently, such as the next closest work order destination, or the availability of parts
      • Counter workers are made aware of any issues that arise in real-time and can quickly respond to them 
      • Texada Mobile is paperless, so field employees can fill out and submit paperwork while in the field, increasing their time on tasks

       

       

      Texada Web, Texada Mobile, and GateWay

      Texada Web, Texada Mobile, and GateWay do not directly interface with one another, but instead, use SRM as the intermediary to forward rental contracts generated in GateWay on to Texada Web so they can be carried out. 

      Related Articles

       

      • About Texada Web and Texada Mobile
      • About Work Orders in Texada Web and Texada Mobile
      • About Invoices in Texada Web and Texada Mobile
      • Search for a Work Order Invoice in Texada Web and Texada Mobile
      • Print a Work Order Invoice in Texada Web and Texada Mobile
      • Email a Work Order Invoice in Texada Web and Texada Mobile
      • Download a Work Order Invoice as a PDF in Texada Web and Texada Mobile