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Onboarding Checklist

Complete Business Settings, import components, and set up fence templates before going live.

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Overview

Follow this order to get Dirt Face fully configured. It matches the Setup Checklist on your Dashboard Overview tab.

When all three phases are complete, you are ready to use the system end to end — estimates, jobs, scheduling, and billing.


Phase 1: Business Settings

Open Business Settings and complete each tab you need before importing catalog data.

Company Info

Manage Team

  • Invite estimators, office staff, and admins
  • Set roles and permissions
  • Team members · Crews (if scheduling)

Sales Tax

  • Configure tax rates and rules for quotes and invoices
  • Sales tax

Default Values

Review and set defaults so every quote and job starts with your numbers:

SubtabGuide
Quote defaults (margins, labor)Default settings
Terms and conditionsTerms
Cover letterCover letter
Quote & invoice email templatesQuote email · Invoice email
Document numbersDocument numbers
Payment termsPayment terms
CostingCosting

Full index: Default Values

Integrations & Add-ons

Activate only what you will use — each can be configured after enabling:

IntegrationGuide
QuickBooksQuickBooks
FortisPayFortisPay
InventoryInventory
E-Commerce / StoreE-Commerce
Multi-locationMulti-location
All othersIntegrations overview

Phase 2: Import components

Import your parts catalog with the Smart Import Tool — the recommended way to populate My Components.

  1. Open Smart Import Tool
  2. Upload vendor price lists or catalogs (PDF, CSV, Excel)
  3. Review matched components and confirm pricing

Smart Import guide · My Components overview

Optional later: Vendor management for ongoing cost updates.


Phase 3: Fence templates

Build templates in My Fences so the designer and estimates use your fence types, posts, gates, and assemblies.

  1. Open My Fences
  2. Create or duplicate a fence template
  3. Configure posts, components, gates, and time

Fence templates guide


You're ready

With Business Settings complete, components imported, and templates in place, you can:

See Fence estimate workflow for the full quoting path.


Pre-sales questions?

Pricing and trial details are on the FAQ page.