What's happening in SignsearchPRO / Work

At VCG, we're focused on helping your business succeed. We do that by continuing to build on the great features you love to use. To read the list of these improvements to SignsearchPRO / Work, please read below.

June 2024

Additional Quote Features (new)

We've added a number of new features for your Quotes, such as Quote Files, searching by Quote Number, Quote Email history, Quote archiving, and Quote Notes.

Automatic back-up on Quote save (new)

Saving your Quote will automatically save a copy of it in the Quote's File Manager.

Flag & Flag Poles are now searchable keywords (improvement)

We've added Flag and Flag Poles as selectable keywords when searching for vendors.

Fixed an issue with Phone/Website stat tracker (bug fix)

Fixed an issue with the Website and Phone click stat tracker not working as intended.

May 2024

Quotes (new)

Our brand new quoting system allows you to quickly and easily create accurate quotes for your customers. Spend less time entering and managing material costs and more time getting jobs with Work's user friendly quoting platform.

Quote Item Import (new)

We're happy to setup your product and services in your Quoting module. If you have a spreadsheet that contains your product information, just send it to us and we'll take a look at importing it for you.

Create a Quote from a Job (new)

You can create quotes from Jobs you already have in Signsearch/Work with a click of a button.

Duplicating your Quotes (new)

Create a duplicate of your quote and edit it to match the needs of the new job.

Manage user access to Calendars (new)

Customize which users have access to specific calendars.

YouTube Video Tutorials (new)

Visual Communications Group has a channel on YouTube dedicated to "How To" video tutorials.

Sales Representative management (improvement)

You can create as many Sales Representatives as your company needs. Previously, Sales Representatives had to be set up as a User under your company.

Additional Customer fields (improvement)

Additional fields added for further customization of your Customer data. Ship to / Bill to addresses, Contacts for Ship to / Bill to, Secondary address ("address2"), and Phone extension fields were added.

Additional file types supported (improvement)

We now allow for more types of files to be uploaded to your jobs and vendors. New file types: .docx, .pptx, .fs.

Fixed issue while uploading files to jobs on Mobile (bug fix)

Fixed an issue in the mobile portal (onthego.workmyjobs.com) where you weren't able to upload a file to a job if it didn't already have a file uploaded.

Fixed issue that would log users out upon searching an address (bug fix)

Fixed an issue that was potentially logging users out for searching an entire address (instead of just the State, City, or Zip).

March 2024

Notify User of Calendar Event (new)

Assigning calendar events will send an email notification to the user responsible for that event.

Custom Job Stages (new)

Create an unlimited number of custom job stages. Designate a color to each so you can easily identify the stages of all your jobs at a glance.

Custom Job Types (new)

Create an unlimited number of custom job types.

Additional Notification Settings (improvement)

You can now disable or enable all notifications in your account settings. You can still manage notifications on a per-job basis as well.

Time Tracker (improvement)

Tracking time to a new task will now automatically stop the timer on a previous task.

Auto-increment Job number (improvement)

Newly created jobs will result in their job numbers automatically incremented by "1". You can edit or delete an auto-incremented job number.

Additional file types supported (improvement)

We now allow for more types of files to be uploaded to your jobs and vendors. Including, but not limited to, .ai, .esp, .cdr, .webp.

Fixed an issue with being able to submit Vendor Reward requests (bug fix)

Fixed an issue where some users weren't able to submit Vendor Reward requests.

February 2024

PRO Connect User limit increase (improvement)

The PRO Connect subscription allows for up to 5 users under the base plan (up from 3). Additional user accounts are still available at $10/month.

Made it easier for PRO Connect subscribers to add "inactive" Vendors to your network (improvement)

Vendors marked "inactive" in our database are available to view via the Search by Name option. We've made these vendors easier to add to your company's network.

January 2024

Work announcement (new)

VCG introduces Work - A simple, effective solution for job management.

Managing your jobs can be frustrating and inefficient, with Post-it notes here, spreadsheets there, emails over there, etc. But you don't have a lot of money to spend on a job management solution, nor do you need or even want anything fancy. Work allows you to simply and effectively organize your jobs, providing one common source of emails, file storage, notes, scheduling calendars and more.

December 2023

Job Costing (new)

Add line items for the job to accurately calculate your costs. You can export this as a PDF to share among colleagues and clients alike.

Time Tracking (new)

Automatically or manually track time for all of your jobs. You can export this as a PDF for your records.

Job Filters and Stages (new)

We've added additional filters to make finding your Jobs even easier. We've also added more Job Stages to allow for further customization.

Job User Management (new)

Add a sales representative, assign a Job Lead, or create a Job Team.

Job integration from the Calendar (new)

Link your jobs to the Calendar for at-a-glance scheduling.

Job Dispatch (new)

Send jobs to techs in the field via email or text.

Interface updates (improvement)

We've made several Interface Updates:

  • Significant updates to interface and features available while accessing SignsearchPRO from your mobile device.
  • Interface updates to the pages you see when you view or edit a customer, job, or location. This new interface allows you to view more detailed information in one place.
  • The "My Network" tab is now the "Vendors" tab.
  • The Job "Status" is now Job "Stage".
  • The Job "Assigned to" label is now "Job Lead".
  • We've removed Job Start and End dates and replaced it with "Due date".

Fixed issues with filters (bug fix)

Fixed an issue with Job, Vendor and Location filters not functioning as intended.

Fixed issue with time export (bug fix)

Fixed an issue where exporting time tracked wouldn't export the time tracked that day.

October 2023

Additional export information (improvement)

Included more information in what you can Export in the Reports column. Including but not limited to Time tracked, Job Totals, and User Activity.

Added the ability to search for a customer by Location ID (improvement)

You can now search for Customers by Location ID.

July 2023

Work beta announcement (new)

VCG introduces Work beta - A simple, effective solution for job management.

Managing your jobs can be frustrating and inefficient, with Post-it notes here, spreadsheets there, emails over there, etc. But you don't have a lot of money to spend on a job management solution, nor do you need or even want anything fancy. Work allows you to simply and effectively organize your jobs, providing one common source of emails, file storage, notes, scheduling calendars and more.

February 2023

Dashboard (new)

The Dashboard is a place where you can see all your company's recent updates in SignsearchPRO / Work. View your recently updated jobs, job notes, job files, as well as your event's for the week in one location.

Event Calendar (new)

The Calendar is a company level calendar, shared with / by all of your company's users.

The calendar allows for you to create as many Job or Appointment Calendars as you'd like. These calendars are visible to all of your users. Typical use cases include creating a separate calendar for each of your major equipment assets (trucks, cranes, etc.), your work crews and perhaps even your shared meeting rooms.

File Manager (new)

Consolidate and store all your job files in one place with the new File Manager. Share files with your colleagues for easy access and project organization.

QuickBooks Online Integration (new)

Synchronize your customers, transactions, invoices, and billing history in PRO with QuickBooks Online Integration.