When you first install Method, you will see the default packs given to every Method account. However, you may not need all the apps given.
In this article, we will give a short introduction to how Method works, describe the difference between Packs and Apps, and show you how to remove and add apps.
Your Dashboard
When you first log in, you will be taken to your dashboard.
The coloured boxes are called Apps. Each app has a specific functionality, for example, the Contacts app handles all your contacts, customers, vendors, and employees.
Apps are part of Packs. As an administrator, you will subscribe to Packs within your Method account, which makes each app within that pack available for you to access. For example, the Contact Management Pack is comprised of three apps:
Find your Installed Packs
Let's review the default installed packs and you can choose to keep them or not.
On your dashboard, select Add / Remove Apps.
At the bottom of the page, you will see Installed App Packs. These are all the Packs currently installed in your Method account. Select the Contact Management Pack.
This will bring you to a page that will allow you to manage the permissions of the Contact Management Pack. However, there is a way to manage all the permissions of each pack for your user on one page, so we'll navigate there. Under User Summary, find your user name and select it. In the below example, I'm selecting Mary as the user.
This will take you to a screen listing the permissions for the user you selected, which should have been your admin user. On this page, you can look at permissions at both the pack and app level, and you can turn access on and off.
Navigate Your User Permissions
On your Manage User Permissions page, you will see a listing of all the packs you are subscribed to. Beside each pack, you will see an Expand down arrow (
). Clicking it will show you the apps inside each pack.
By unchecking the checkbox beside the pack name, you will remove the user's access to the entire pack. Note that when you do this, all the apps inside of the pack have all their permissions removed.
However, by selecting the Access checkbox for each app, you can choose to remove access to individual apps. These apps will no longer show up on your dashboard.
NOTE: Subscription cost is on a per pack basis. Even if you use only one app, you still have to pay for the pack for the user. Once your remove access for all apps in a pack, then you will not be charged for that pack for that user.
Review Your Installed Packs and Apps
Let's go through the default installed packs when you first install Method. From here, you can choose to remove access to the whole pack, or individual apps, as described above.
The Accounting Lists pack contains apps which corresponds to the lists you find within QuickBooks. All these apps sync both ways with QuickBooks. This pack includes the following apps:
Items: (Products and Services for QuickBooks Online)
Sales Reps (Not available for QuickBooks Online)
The Contacts Management pack is a required pack. All Method Users require this app to be installed. This pack includes the following apps:
Activities - Track your interactions with your contacts.
Contacts - All your Customers, Vendors, and Employees which sync from QuickBooks. Also has customer leads, potential customers, which are kept from syncing to QuickBooks until you convert them to a customer.
Send Email - Used by users and even other apps to send email, and also allows you to edit email templates.
The Sales Pipeline pack is for sales managers and sales representatives who wish to track their potential sales as it progresses through the sales pipeline. This pack includes the following apps:
Opportunities - Each source of potential business is called a sales "Opportunity". This app will keep track of your opportunities as well as provide reports to display information on your ongoing and completed sales deals.
Web to Lead - This app is used to set up a web form to be embedded on your web site so you can capture leads on your site and have them directly entered into Method:CRM.
The Sales Transactions pack contains transactions apps, all which sync directly with QuickBooks. This pack includes the following apps:
Sales Orders - QuickBooks Online does not have Sales Orders, however the app is still available. The sales order transactions created in this app will not sync to QuickBooks Online.
Once you have decided on which packs and apps you need, hit the Save button to save your preferences.
Note: You can do this exact same process for users you invite to Method.