Updated Articles

  1. Transfer or Close Organization

    Overview Moving data is sometimes something a Brand Admin can accomplish without the assistance of SM Support. Other times for large transfers of data, you may need to send a support ticket for our database team to assist. They cannot always "del...
  2. Organization-Level Download API

    Overview The Download API allows individual franchise locations to automate data extraction without requiring setup at the brand level. This means an organization (franchisee) can configure its own API access independently, which is especially usef...
  3. Payment Methods, Payment Plans, and Recurring Billing

    Overview Managing how and when your customers pay is a crucial part of running a smooth operation in serviceminder. This article provides an overview of the different tools available to help you streamline payments, including Payment Methods, Pay...
  4. Accepting Payments

    Overview Accepting payments in service minder is streamlined and flexible, supporting a variety of payment methods and gateways to help businesses get paid quickly and efficiently. This article provides a brief overview of how payments are...
  5. User Permissions

    Overview This article will review: Settings and Navigation Standard Permissions Full List of User Permissions Permission Groups FAQs Settings and Navigation To access the full list of ...
  6. Using ServiceMinder's API - Intermediate to Advanced

    Overview ServiceMinder has an open API, which means that outside platforms can send and receive data to  service minder ,  as long as  they have an active API key (created inside of service minder .)   The most common usage ...
  7. QuickBooks Online Best Practices

    Overview There are not many settings attached to QuickBooks Online; however, we receive many questions about it. It is incredibly important to set up your QBO sync to service minder  in the right way for your business and your accounting. It will...
  8. Common QuickBooks Questions

    FAQs Why are some customer payments sitting in undeposited funds? This just means they are sitting in a "holding" account in QBO. When those are invoiced the deposit should move over to the invoices as payments and won't be in the undeposited ...
  9. The Contact Portal and Self-Scheduling

    Overview The Contact Portal serves two functions: allowing customers to view their account information and to self-schedule their appointments. You also have the choice to enable the online account feature while disabling online scheduling features...
  10. Invoice Settings

    Overview This article outlines how to manage invoice behavior in service minder , including default settings, user permissions, approval workflows, payment configurations, and invoice terms. Whether you're looking to automate approvals, con...