Database Terminology and Other Terms Tabs

The terminology used throughout Dovico Planning & TimesheetDovico Timesheet may not exactly match the terms used within your company, department or profession. The Custom Terminology feature permits changes to terminology used in more than 20 fields and in reports.

 

Examples:

Dovico uses "Team" but you could change it to "Department"

"Client" could be changed to "Business Unit", "Division", "Customer", "Buyer"

"Employee" could be changed to "Worker", "Resource"

"Project" could be "Job", "Purchase Order", "Contract"

"Task" could be "Work Order", "Activity", "Phase"

 

Changes will appear in menu items, column headings and reports.

To customize terminology:

  1. Select Database Options from the menu (Menu > Setup tab > Database Options).

  2. Select the Database Terminology tab to change wording for Employee, Team, Task, Project, Client, Billing, Expense, Region, Rate, Quantity or Value Added Tax references.

  3. Select the Other Terms tab to change wording for project status (Estimate, Quotation, Active, Rejected, Terminated, Finished) and billing by (Fixed Cost, Actual Hours and Estimated Hours).

  4. Enter your preference for terms used. When changing terms for Database Terminology, make sure you also enter the plural equivalent in the adjacent box.

  5. Click Apply and log out for the changes to take effect.

 

Please note that instructions provided throughout this help system use Dovico’s default terminology.