Understanding Your Client Dashboard

How It Works and the Benefits
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Programa
Updated: 15 October 2024

Welcome to your Client Dashboard—a centralized hub designed to make collaboration with your designer seamless, organized, and stress-free. The dashboard provides you with easy access to all the important details of your project, without the need for back-and-forth emails or constantly updated PDFs. Here’s how it works and the key benefits for you as a client.

Client Dashboard: Walkthrough

How It Works

Once your designer sets up the Client Dashboard, you’ll receive an email with a link to access your dashboard and all shared links. Bookmark this link for easy future access. If you ever lose the link, no worries—your designer can resend it anytime.

 

On your Project Dashboard, you’ll find three key sections:

  • Schedules: This contains all live, up-to-date product specifications for your project. You’ll always have the latest information at your fingertips.
  • Pinboards: These offer visual snapshots of the project, featuring mood boards, swatches, renders, and progress updates.
  • Shared Files: Download important documents like Canva documents, warranties, manuals, or plans uploaded by your designer.

 

To view any of these items, simply click the file name, and it will open in a new tab. The schedule is live and always up to date, so there’s no need to worry about outdated PDFs or specifications.

View Shared Schedule

Viewing Your Schedule

When you click into your Schedule, you’ll have access to three main views:

  • Summary View: This gives you the top-line product specifications at a glance.
  • Detailed View: Here, you can dive deeper into extra images, notes, and attachments like warranties or installation guides.
  • Financial View: If enabled by your designer, this section will show pricing information, including unit costs and total amounts.

You can also switch to Presentation Mode by clicking the four-square icon, allowing you to view the schedule in a more visual, gallery-like format.

View Shared Pinboard

Approving Products

Your designer may request that you review and approve certain products directly through the dashboard. This is a simple and streamlined process:

  1. You’ll see a ‘Feedback Required’ notification on your schedule.
  2. Head to the Approval & Feedback tab to review the products awaiting your approval.
  3. You can either approve or reject each product individually or choose Approve All for bulk actions.

If rejecting a product, leave a comment explaining your feedback so your designer can make any necessary changes.

Once you’ve completed your reviews, you’ll see a summary of approved and rejected products, with status updates reflected directly on your schedule.

Shared Schedule Available via Mobile

The Benefits of the Client Dashboard

 

  1. Everything in One Place: The Client Dashboard consolidates all essential project information, so you’re not chasing down emails or dealing with scattered PDFs.
  2. Live Updates: All information is real-time, so you’re always viewing the most current version of your project’s specs and updates.
  3. Easy Approvals: The built-in approval system allows you to quickly review, approve, or reject items, making collaboration faster and more efficient.
  4. Visual Progress: Pinboards keep you up to date with design progress, showing you the latest visuals, swatches, and mood boards.
  5. Seamless Communication: With everything centralized, communication between you and your designer becomes easier and more organized.

By using the Client Dashboard, you’ll have a clearer, more organized view of your project, ensuring smooth communication and up-to-date information at every step of the process. Enjoy watching your project come to life!

Table of contents
  1. Introduction to Programa
  2. Getting Started Dashboard
  3. Schedules
  4. Client Dashboard
  5. Web Clipper
  6. Pinboards
  7. Project Management
  8. Address Book
  9. Invoicing
  10. Interior Design Software For Professional Interior Designers
  11. Interior Design & Architecture Software For Professional Interior Designers & Architects
  12. How Tyler Aspen Edmonds Did It
  13. The Programa Advantage
  14. The Trade Portal Advantage
  15. The Complexities of Residential Interior Design
  16. Client Connectivity: Crafting Relationships and Spaces
  17. Project Prowess: Managing the Symphony of Tasks
  18. Materials Mastery: Sourcing, Selection, and Inventory
    1. Pinboards: Your Creative Oasis
    2. Financial Finesse: The Art of Business Management
    3. Embark on Your Programa Journey Today
    4. What is a Spec Sheet?
    5. The Power of Programa
    6. Flexible Design Features
    7. Ease of Use
    8. Cost Savings
    9. Increased Productivity
    10. The Trade Portal places your brand front and center before A&D professionals
    11. Your name in lights alongside some of the biggest in the industry
    12. Your dream clientele, actively procuring
    13. Working directly with Architects and Interior Designers
    14. Programa’s Trade Portal and high quality leads
      1. Take Full Control of Client Access with Ease
      2. View and Manage Access
      3. Client Overview & Quick Access Controls
      4. File-Specific Filtering
      5. Benefits of the Update
      6. Tasks: The Building Blocks of Effortless Studio Management
      7. Phases: Your Project's Roadmap to Success
      8. The Magic of Combining Tasks and Phases
      9. Getting Started is a Breeze
      10. Information about how Programa uses Cookies
      11. What are cookies?
      12. How do we use cookies?
      13. Strictly Necessary Cookies
      14. Optional Cookies
      15. Options for managing cookies and interest-based ads
      16. Updates to this Policy
      17. How to contact us
    15. Our new release puts the Pro, in Programa.
    16. For Designers
    17. For Brands
    18. What’s Next?
    19. Information about the Programa Terms of Service
      1. 1. Account Terms
      2. 2. Account Activation
      3. 3. Programa Rights
      4. 4. Your Responsibilities
      5. 5. Payment of Fees and Taxes
      6. 6. Confidentiality
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      8. 8. Intellectual Property and Your Materials
      9. 9. Additional Services - Programa In App Communication Tools<br />
      10. 10. Third Party Services and Integrations
      11. 11. Beta Services
      12. 12. Feedback and Reviews
      13. 13. Takedown Procedure
      14. 14. Privacy and Data Protection
      15. 15. Programa Contracting Party
      16. 16. Term and Termination
      17. 17. Modifications
      18. 18. General Conditions
    20. <strong>Contact Support</strong>
  19. Why These Events Matter More Than Ever
  20. Where Innovation Meets Implementation In The States
  21. European Design Destinations: Where Dreams Take Shape
  22. Maximizing Your Event Experience
  23. Making It All Work Together
    1. Programa Interior Design Software: A Comprehensive Project Management and Collaboration Solution for Architects and Interior Designers
    2. User-friendly Interface and Tools for Seamless Project Management
    3. 1. Schedules
    4. 2. Project Management
    5. 3. Client Dashboard
    6. 4. Pinboards
    7. 5. Financials View
  24. Interior Design Approvals and Client Communication
    1. The Significance of Client Communication in Interior Design
    2. Key Features of Programa’s Interior Design Approval Tools
    3. Benefits of Using Programa’s Interior Design Approval Tools
    4. Practical Applications of Programa’s Interior Design Approval Tools
    5. Conclusion
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  25. April 16 2024
  26. 15 April 2024
  27. Other updates
  28. 11 April 2024
  29. <strong>09 April 2024</strong>
    1. Challenges Faced by Designers in Procurement
    2. How designers can use Procurement Hub
    3. Built by and for designers
    4. Partnership
    5. It Makes Sense
    6. Key Benefits of the Programa and IDS Partnership
    7. About Programa
    8. About the Interior Design Society
      1. How It Works
      2. Viewing Your Schedule
      3. Approving Products
      4. The Benefits of the Client Dashboard
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The Client Dashboard is an essential tool for interior design clients, offering a centralized platform to view live project updates, approve products, and download important files like warranties and manuals. Instead of managing multiple emails and PDFs, you can access everything in one place. The dashboard provides detailed views of schedules, financials, and design progress, ensuring you’re always informed. With features like product approvals and shared Pinboards, the Client Dashboard enhances collaboration between you and your designer, keeping the project on track and organized. Ideal for clients looking for efficiency and clarity in managing their interior design projects.