Everything you need to run the CRM
A visual walkthrough of every module: clients, orders, payments, dispatch, reports and administration β plus everything that changed in the latest update.
What's new in this update
Client analytics panel
New collapsible cards on the Clients page: total, active, inactive, business vs. people, with/without frequency, and who is actually ordering on schedule.
Go to Clients βInstant search, no reloads
Searching or filtering Clients and Orders (Manual/Online/History) now updates the table instantly via AJAX β no full page refresh.
Go to Clients βApple Pay & Google Pay
Payment links sent to clients now auto-detect the device and offer Apple Pay or Google Pay next to the card form, powered by Stripe.
Go to Orders & payments βSaved-card charges fixed
Charging a saved card (with or without an email on file) no longer fails β customers are always properly linked in Stripe before charging.
Go to Orders & payments βPre-status is manual only
An order's pre-status (cash, check, credit card, Zelle, etc.) is never set automatically anymore β only a driver or agent can change it.
Go to Orders & payments βProduct import / export
Products can now be imported and exported from CSV/XLS files, the same way Clients already work.
Go to Products βPermissions for import/export
New role permissions control who can see and use the Import/Export buttons for Clients and Products.
Go to Users, roles & branches βConsumption regularity chart
A new Dashboard chart shows how many active clients are ordering on schedule versus falling behind, plus a recurring revenue projection.
Go to Dashboard βAuto-order & auto-charge per client
Opt in individual clients (from their profile, role-permission gated) to automatically repeat their last order on schedule, and/or auto-charge their saved card when a driver marks the order paid by card.
Go to Automation & notifications βAutomatic reminders & reactivation
Clients with an overdue on-credit balance get an automatic payment reminder; clients who fall behind their delivery schedule get an automatic "time to reorder" nudge.
Go to Automation & notifications βDriver-is-close notification
Clients now get an automatic WhatsApp/SMS message when their driver's live GPS location is close to their delivery address.
Go to Automation & notifications βDelivery time window
Orders can now be tagged with a morning/afternoon delivery window right from the manual order form.
Go to Orders & payments βPartial payments (abonos)
On-credit orders can now record a partial payment received now, with the remaining balance tracked as debt β instead of the whole order always becoming debt.
Go to Orders & payments βPDF account statement
Download a PDF statement for any client directly from their profile: order history, total billed, total paid and outstanding balance.
Go to Clients βDriver performance report
A new report shows orders, clients served, % paid, units delivered and revenue per driver, with a chart and date filter.
Go to Reports & settings βTwo-factor authentication (2FA)
Enable email-based 2FA for admin accounts from Settings β a 6-digit code is required at login, valid for 10 minutes.
Go to Users, roles & branches βAutomated backups
Clients and Products are backed up on a schedule, zipped, and emailed to the address you configure in Settings.
Go to Reports & settings βAutomatic QuickBooks sync
Clients now sync to QuickBooks automatically as soon as they're created or edited β not only the first time they happen to pay with a QuickBooks card.
Go to Users, roles & branches β"Reorder" button for clients
In their online account, clients can now repeat any past order with one click from their purchase history.
Go to Clients βScope & roles
This guide focuses on day-to-day frontend usage: operations, supervision and administration.
π· Operations user
- Manages clients, orders, routes and daily workflows.
- Uses instant search, filters and follow-up tools to move fast.
π‘οΈ Supervisor / Admin
- Controls branches, users, roles and reports.
- Grants or revokes access permissions per module and per action.
Dashboard & quick start
The Dashboard is the operational entry point for summaries and shortcuts.
- Review daily activity and overall operational status.
- Confirm the active branch before creating or editing records.
- Use quick access cards to jump to Clients, Orders and Dispatch.
π Consumption regularity chart New
A new donut chart and a percentage gauge show, among active clients with a delivery frequency assigned, how many are ordering on schedule ("consuming regularly") versus how many are overdue or have never ordered. This uses the same onβtime logic as Follow of Clients: last order date + frequency (in days) compared to today.
π° Recurring revenue projection New
A new card estimates predictable monthly revenue from your recurring client base: each frequency-enabled client's average order value, scaled to a 30-day equivalent using their delivery frequency, summed across all of them.
Clients (People / Business / Follow-up)
π Analytics panel New
At the top of the Clients list there is now a row of small analytics cards showing, at a glance:
- Total clients, active and inactive.
- Consuming regularly vs. no regular consumption β active clients with a frequency schedule who are on time with their next expected order, versus those who are overdue or have never ordered.
- People vs. business client counts.
- Clients with a delivery frequency enabled vs. without one.
β‘ Instant search & pagination New
Searching, filtering by status, changing the page size, or moving between pages in the client list no longer reloads the whole page β results update instantly in the table while the URL still updates, so back/forward and bookmarking keep working normally.
π Client lists
- Separate views for People and Business clients.
- Filtering by status, text search, pagination and row actions.
- Columns: Client, Phone, Address, Floor/Apt, Empty gallons, Frequency, Type, Status.
πͺͺ Client profile
- Manage general info (name, email, phones, avatar, status).
- Manage addresses and the default address, including floor/apartment.
- Manage saved payment methods and commercial data.
- Auto-order / auto-charge toggles New β opt this specific client into automatic recurring orders and/or automatic saved-card charging. See Automation & notifications.
π§Ύ PDF account statement New
From a client's profile, download a PDF statement showing their order history for a date range, total billed, total paid, and outstanding balance.
π₯π€ Import & export
Import and export buttons are visible only to roles with the corresponding permission β see Users, roles & branches. The accepted file structure is documented in Import / export formats.
π Client follow-up (Follow of Clients)
- Track frequency-related clients and see who is due next.
- Add comments and perform quick operational actions.
π Client self-service portal New
In their own online account, a client can now click Reorder on any past purchase in their history to instantly repeat it (same products/quantities) as a new pending order.
Products & categories
- Create and edit products with price, stock, status and image.
- Use categories for cleaner operations and easier reporting.
- Deactivate unavailable products to prevent order errors.
β οΈ Stock warning New
When adding a product to a manual order, if the requested quantity exceeds the product's current stock, a warning toast appears. It's a heads-up, not a hard block β stock counts can be stale, so the agent can still proceed if needed.
π Import & export products New
Just like Clients, products can now be imported from a CSV/XLS file and exported at any time:
- Import: pick a file, confirm the preview, and the products are created in bulk β matching an existing category by name automatically when possible.
- Export CSV / Export XLS: downloads the full product list currently loaded, ready to edit and re-import later.
See the exact column layout in Product import/export format.
Orders (Manual, Online, History) & payments
βοΈ Manual
- Create direct orders for clients.
- Set products, quantities and payment method.
π Online
- Review orders created from online channels.
- Update order lifecycle and logistics status.
π History
- Review previous and in-progress orders.
- Validate quantities, statuses, assigned driver and dates.
β‘ Instant search everywhere New
Manual, Online and History all share the same fast search experience: typing in the search box, changing filters or dates, or paging through results updates the table instantly without a full page reload.
π Pre-status changes are always manual Fixed
- Paying through a payment link no longer forces the pre-status to "credit card" (or any other value).
- Once an agent manually sets a pre-status (for example, "check"), switching it back to "pending" is respected and no longer silently reverted by the system.
π³ Stripe: saved cards, Apple Pay & Google Pay FixedNew
- Saved-card charges fixed: charging a client's saved card from a payment link, the manual order screen, the driver app, or the "Add card" flow no longer fails with a "card previously used" error β the Stripe customer is always correctly linked first, even for clients with no email or an invalid one.
- Works with or without an email: a client doesn't need an email on file to save and reuse a card; the phone number and internal client record are enough.
- Apple Pay / Google Pay on payment links: when a client opens a payment link on an iPhone, Apple Pay appears automatically; on Android, Google Pay appears β right above the regular card form, with no setup needed on the client's side.
π Delivery time window New
When creating or editing a manual order, pick a delivery window β any time, morning or afternoon β so dispatch knows when the client expects the driver.
π΅ Partial payments (abonos) New
When an order's pre-status is on credit, a new field lets you record how much the client is paying right now. The rest is tracked as the remaining balance (debt), instead of the entire order always becoming debt like before. The amount paid is recorded as its own transaction.
π¦ Delivery proof (photo/signature) New
The CRM can now store a delivery photo and/or signature against an order. This is ready on the server side β it activates once the driver app adds a capture screen for it.
Automation & notifications New
A set of background jobs that run on a schedule (cron) to automate recurring work and keep clients informed, all opt-in and permission-gated where it touches money.
π Auto-order per client
- Toggle in the client's profile (permission-gated): when on, their next order is auto-created on their due date by repeating their most recent order (same products/quantities/address).
- The new order is always created as pending β pre-status is never set automatically, an agent or driver still has to confirm how it gets paid.
π³ Auto-charge per client
- Separate toggle in the client's profile (permission-gated): when on, their saved card is automatically charged the moment a driver marks the order as paid by credit card β no manual "charge card" step needed.
- Only fires if the client has a usable saved card; otherwise it's simply skipped, no error shown to the driver.
π¨ Payment reminders
For clients with Notify on credit enabled in their profile, once their configured number of days passes on an unpaid on-credit balance, they automatically receive a WhatsApp/SMS reminder with a payment link.
π Reactivation campaign
Active clients with a delivery frequency who fall behind schedule automatically get a friendly "time to reorder" message, with a link to place a new order.
π Driver-is-close notification
Using the driver app's live GPS pings, when a driver gets close to a client's delivery address for an active order, the client gets an automatic notice that their delivery is almost there.
Operations (Dispatch, Routes, GPS, Drivers)
- Dispatch/Returns: control outgoing and return operations.
- Daily Dispatch: operational daily view for execution.
- Routes: route planning and assignment workflows.
- GPS: location and route tracking visibility.
- Drivers: manage drivers, profiles and operational status.
Transactions, offers & expenses
- Transactions: financial records and payment movement review.
- Offers: manage promotional campaigns.
- Expenses: log operational expenses by branch/category.
- Expense categories: keep accounting grouped consistently.
Users, roles & branches
- Users: create, edit, activate/deactivate system users.
- Roles: set a permission matrix per module and action.
- Branches: manage branch data and branch switching.
- Notifications: check system alerts and notices.
π New permissions: import & export New
Go to Users β Roles & Permissions to control who can see and use the Import/Export buttons:
| Permission | Controls |
|---|---|
| clients.import | Shows the "Import CSV/XLS" button on the Clients page. |
| clients.export | Shows the "Export CSV" / "Export XLS" buttons on the Clients page. |
| products.import | Shows the "Import CSV/XLS" button on the Products page. |
| products.export | Shows the "Export CSV" / "Export XLS" buttons on the Products page. |
If a permission is not checked for a role, the corresponding button is completely hidden for users with that role β not just disabled.
π How the "Administrator" role now works Updated
π Two-factor authentication (2FA) New
In Settings β Email, turn on "Require 2FA for administrators." Once enabled, any user with the Administrator role gets a 6-digit code emailed to them at login (valid for 10 minutes, max 5 attempts) before they can access the CRM. Requires SMTP to already be configured and working β if email delivery fails, the login is allowed through rather than locking the admin out.
π Automatic QuickBooks sync New
When QuickBooks is enabled in Settings, every client now gets a corresponding QuickBooks customer record created automatically as soon as they're saved β whether they've ever paid with a QuickBooks card or not. Previously this only happened the first time a client paid with a QuickBooks-saved card, so most clients were never synced.
Reports, complaints, calendar & settings
- Reports: generate and download operational reports.
- Complaints: log and track customer service issues.
- Calendar: schedule tasks with date/time/status.
- Settings: configure global CRM behavior (permission-based).
π Driver performance report New
From the Reports page, open Driver performance to see, per driver and date range: orders, distinct clients served, % of orders paid, units delivered, average order value, and total revenue β with a revenue-by-driver chart.
πΎ Automated backups New
Clients and Products are exported to CSV, zipped, and emailed on a schedule to whichever address you set in Settings β Email β Correo para respaldos. Old backups are pruned automatically after 30 days.
Client import / export format
| # | Column | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | Client full name | John Perez |
| 2 | Email (optional) | john@email.com | |
| 3 | Phone1 | Main phone | 862-555-1234 |
| 4 | Phone2 | Secondary phone (optional) | 973-111-2222 |
| 5 | Address | Client address | 191 12th Ave, Paterson, NJ |
| 6 | EmptyGallons | Empty gallon amount | 3 |
| 7 | Frequency | Service frequency in days | 7 |
| 8 | Floor | Floor/Apartment | 3L |
| 9 | Type | regular or business | regular |
| 10 | Status | active or inactive | active |
File types: CSV (comma) and tab-delimited XLS.
π¦ Product import / export format New
| # | Column | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | Product name | 5 Gallon Bottle |
| 2 | Description | Short description (optional) | Refillable water bottle |
| 3 | Category | Matched by name to an existing category, if found | Bottles |
| 4 | Price | Unit price | 7.50 |
| 5 | GallonPrice | Gallon price (0 disables it) | 1.25 |
| 6 | Stock | Available stock | 120 |
| 7 | MinPurchase | Minimum purchase quantity (blank/0 disables it) | 2 |
| 8 | Status | active or inactive | active |
Both CSV and tab-delimited XLS are accepted, exactly like Clients.
Best practices & support
- Always confirm the active branch before creating records.
- Keep phone, address and floor/apartment data complete for dispatch quality.
- Use role-based least privilege β only grant import/export and admin permissions where needed.
- Run periodic exports (Clients and Products) as an operational backup.
- If a button or module is missing for a user, check that role's permissions first in Roles & Permissions.
- If a saved card keeps failing after this update, ask the client to remove and re-add it once.