¶ Rentman Processes
¶ What is Rentman?
Rentman is the tool of choice for CUES for inventory management, project management, staffing, etc. It's our operational core. This page contains some of the standards for usage we have established within CUES.
¶ Basics of Rentman Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYcwDnBQB_w
¶ Rentman Terminology
NAVIGATION
- Workspace: the version of Rentman that belongs to CUES (cues.rentmanapp.com)
- Project: the overarching term for anything relating to an event in Rentman
- Subproject: used to divide a project into multiple viable options OR when scheduling the same event in multiple locations (one location per subproject)
- Time Schedule: all related ‘time blocks’ involved in a project
- Equipment: all equipment we own that is documented in the Rentman database
- Crew: all people involved in a project
- Warehouse: location where the equipment is stored but also the name of the module that allows checking equipment out
- Contacts: the database in Rentman where names of Customers, Locations and Suppliers are listed
- Time Registration: where you clock in/out and log hours in Rentman
CONCEPTS
- Subrent: can be either internal (from ourselves) or external (from another AV company) and is the process of ‘borrowing equipment' and passing the cost on through billing
- Usage Period: the ‘time block’ relating to a project wherein the equipment is being actively used to execute the event
- Planning Period: the ‘time block’ relating to a project wherein the equipment is expected to be out of the warehouse
¶ Project Types
We've divided our projects by type and assigned a color to each type. Here's the details:
| Project Type | Color | Hex Code | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Person Event | Red | #FF0000 |  |
| Hybrid Event | Magenta | #FF00FF |  |
| Virtual Event | Cyan | #00FFFF |  |
| KMT | Blue | #0000FF |  |
| ECR | Yellow | #F6C216 |  |
| CDCC | Purple | #A8A8FF |  |
| Delivery | Green | #6AFD94 |  |
| Maintenance & Training | Dark Gray | #434D51 |  |