Rentman

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 (https://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