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# About Billings Pro

The Billings Pro system consists of multiple components. These include Billings Pro for the desktop, Billings Pro Server Admin, Timecard, and Billings Pro Touch.

- Billings Pro is the client application used on a desktop computer for your time-billing and invoicing needs. This application is designed for managers or senior executives who wish to have access to their company's financial data. Billings Pro must be installed on every machine that wants to access the information on Billings Pro Server. There is no limit to the number of clients.
- Billings Pro Server Admin is the server component of the system and the central repository for all your billing information. Billings Pro Server Admin is an application to administer and allow multiple users to connect to a Billings Pro database. Billings Pro and Billings Pro Touch synchronize with the central server every 5 minutes ensuring that there is consistent information throughout the environment. Only 1 server per environment and 1 database per server can exist.
- Timecard is a web interface that allows for quick entry of timed, expense, and mileage slips. It is designed for your staff members who don't need access to the confidential financial data in your company, but want to be able to enter their work into Billings Pro. Using Timecard, workers can remotely add slips via a browser and send them for approval. All slips created via Timecard must be approved before they are invoiced.

  Since Timecard uses web standards, it can run on any modern browser. The Timecard interface works well on any of the following desktop browsers:

  - OS X: Safari, Chrome, Firefox
  - Windows: IE8, Chrome, Firefox, Safari
  - Linux: Firefox
  - Mobile browsers: Mobile Safari, Blackberry browser (used by Blackberry Torch), system default browser used by Android phones. All webkit based browsers are supported, including the ones on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

  The Timecard interface may also work on some other browsers not listed here. When you log in to Timecard, you are connected directly to the server. All the data you enter into Timecard is automatically sent to the server. This data is made available to Billings Pro and Billings Pro Touch when they sync with the server.

  Working from Billings Pro Server Admin, you can add workers and allocate their privileges. When you make a new project in Billings Pro, you must link the workers who will be on the project. When those workers log in to Timecard, they will see their list of projects. For each project, they will see their slips that they have not marked for approval yet.

- Billings Pro Touch is the iPhone companion application for Billings Pro. This application is designed for managers or senior executives who wish to have access to their company's financial data.

  Using Billings Pro Touch, a manager/administrator can add clients, manage projects, and create slips when mobile. Billings Pro Touch provides the convenience of recording important business data when you are on the move and updating the Billings Pro database when your Touch device syncs with the server.

In order to use this system effectively, it is very important to understand the target user that is recommended for these applications. Billings Pro Server Admin, which is the server component, must be installed and configured on the server machine by an administrator. Billings Pro and Billings Pro Touch have important financial data; hence, they must be used by managers/executives. Other staff members, who don't need to know the financial data, can be given access to Timecard only.

Working with Timecard