Signing up - A&A Manufacturing



Dealer’s Portal Web SiteDealer SignupA & A Manufacturing is now offering a web site to assist our dealers in requesting designs and the associated materials for pools.Signing upIn order to utilize the site, you will need to sign up as a user.Using Internet Explorer, Firefox or another internet browser of your choice, enter this address into the address area and press enter. NOTE: All examples in this document are based on Firefox as the browser.The page will open and look like this:Click the Dealer Signup buttonEnter in the email address you have associated with your account at A&A.Press the Search button.If the email address you have entered is in our system, we will display that information near the bottom of the page. If the information is not correct, you can request changes on the form, including a message, and press the Send Message button. This will send a message to Sales @.If you are ready to create your login, click the Create Login button.A page will open that will allow you to again review your company information as well as allow you to enter in a first and last name. These two fields are required.Enter in the first and last name then press the Save Changes button.To the right of that form is where you will enter in the password you want for your login. The password is case sensitive (ie S is different than s). The password needs to be at least 8 characters long. A character is any letter or number. It is recommended that you have at least one capital letter and one number in the password (ie Passw0rd is an acceptable password.)You will need to put in the same password twice.Click SaveTwo things will happen at this point. You will receive an email with a verification code.The email you are sent will contain a link that will direct you to the validation page.A button will appear to take you to the validation page.This will take you directly to the validation pageEnter the validation code from the email on the validation page.Enter the password you used.If you did not receive an email from us, please check your junk or spam folder or you can request a second code (press the Resend Code button and follow the directions)Click LoginYou are now logged into the Dealer Designs web site.Forgot Your PasswordThere are times when we all forget our password. The site has the ability to allow you to reset your password so you can log in.Click the Log into Site buttonEnter in your login/email addressClick the Forgot Password buttonThe Change Password page opensRe-enter your username/email addressEnter in a new passwordConfirm your new passwordClick submitIf the passwords match, the system will send you a verification code (via email) and take you to the verification pageEnter the code we sent you and your new passwordYour password has been changed.Entering a New DesignThe Dealer Design site has been developed to make the process of requesting A&A products easier for both the dealer and A&A. As you use the site, there will be displayed information on the screen about the design requests you have entered.The main page allows you to do six things:Reports This functionality will be coming soon.LogoutLog out of the web site.My DesignsClicking this button will open up the My Designs page. This will display all of the designs you have entered that have not been completed or cancelled. You will be able to review existing designs, modify them, print them and submit them to A&A for head placement and review. You can also enter a New Design on this page.New DesignEnter in a new design requestChange PasswordThis will open up a form that will allow you to change your password. SearchFind a design request based on the design # or the owners name.Entering a new DesignYou can enter a new design request from the main dealer page or from the My Designs page. Click the New Design or New button to start.The page will change allowing you to enter all of the required information for this request. This required information includes but is not limited to:Sales Persons name.How you want the design returned to you.When to order the system.How you want it shipped.The pool owners information This is a required section and must be filled out completely prior to submitting the request.The A&A cleaning system requested and details (type, color, etc)Length of pipe from the main drain to the pump including 90’sPool dimensionsPump informationFilter informationMain drain informationQuikSkim informationAny ancillary productsAny additional productsDesign notesAttachmentsYou will notice that there are multiple save buttons on the page. All of them will save the entire page when pressed as well as alert you as to what fields still need to be filled in prior to submitting the request. Fields that require a value will have a yellow back ground.You have the option to attach documents and drawings directly to the request.Attaching a DesignIf you have a design that you want attached (CAD drawing), scroll to the bottom of the request and click the Attach Design button. This opens up a gray form:Click Browse to locate the file you wish to attach from your hard drive.Click Upload file to transfer the file to our server. As you attach files to the request, a grid will display with the files you attached. You can attach CAD files, excel and word documents, as well as Adobe pdf files.After you have attached all of the required files, click Close.Adding notes to the designTo add notes to the design, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the icon (open panel.) This will open up the notes area where you can click on the new button to add a new note, review a note that was entered or remove a note. To close the notes panel, click the (minimize notes) icon.Submitting a requestOnce you have completed the form, added all notes and attachments, you can submit the form to A&A for review and design. Scroll to the bottom of the page, click the Submit button. You will get a notice that the form was submitted and scrolling to the top of the page you will see that there is now a date after the Date Submitted header. Once you have submitted the request, you can print a Design cover sheet for your records.Printing the Design Cover SheetAfter a request has been submitted, you can click the Cover Sheet button on the navigation bar to print out the request. ................
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