Maintenance Menu
Report Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026NOTE: This feature is available in the Professional and Enterprise versions of both Spectra and Stratus Desktop. The following menus are found on the Maintenance > Reports menu: Use these menus to support your use of Report Subscriptions. This page provides quick definitions of the menus. Click here for detailed instructions on using Report Subscriptions....
Maintenance Menu Overview
Last Updated: July 15, 2026Preferences Preferences Wizard Company (Studio) Preferences Firewall Preferences (Stratus Desktop ONLY) InSpiredByYou.com™ Preferences Online Booking Preferences (Stratus Desktop ONLY) Online Portal Preferences (Stratus Desktop ONLY) Printing Preferences Referral Program Preferences (Stratus Desktop ONLY) User Preferences Web Form Preferences (Stratus Desktop ONLY) Workstation Preferences List Maintenance General (Studio) Budgets Client Album Statuses Company Shortcuts Custom Labels and Lists Custom Reports Data...
Web Form Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026Use these lists to customize how you work with web forms in Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Bulk Create Web Forms Use Bulk Create Web Forms to easily create web forms for mutiple clients at one time. See: Bulk Create Web Forms Web Forms Create the Web Forms you want your clients to complete...
Task Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found on the Maintenance > Tasks menu: Use these lists to customize how you work with tasks in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Task Statuses Use task statuses to track your task workflow. If you track multiple task types, you can create a unique set of statuses for each type. See...
General (Studio) Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found under the Maintenance > General menu. Note: The options on this menu differ between Spectra and Stratus. Use these to customize how you work with a variety of general lists in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Budgets Budgets used with the Dashboard. See also: Setting up Budgets Client Album Statuses...
Session Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found on the Maintenance > Session menu: Use these lists to customize how you work with sessions in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Scheduling Time Slots Use time slots to mark available times on the calendar. These time slots are also used for Online Booking in Stratus. See: Scheduling Time Slots and Online Booking...
Production Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found on the Maintenance > Production menu: Use these lists to customize how you work with production orders in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Production Order Types You are provided with three production types to start with but you can add others, for example “Restoration Order.” See also: Production Order Types...
Price List Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found on the Maintenance > Price List menu: These options are used to set up your price list(s) and to specify item options, enhancements, tags, and product lines to use in Spectra/Stratus. Menu Item Description Inventory Adjustments Create an adjustment to an item that is being tracked for inventory. See also...
Invoice Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found on the Maintenance > Invoice menu: Use these lists to customize how you work with invoices and payments in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Invoice Classifications Classifications provide an optional way for you to track invoices in a way that suits your studio. See also: Invoice Classifications Invoice Credit Reasons...
Digital Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found on the Maintenance > Digital menu: Use the following maintenance lists to customize how you work with the digital workflow features in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Composite Template Quick Picks Use quick picks in the digital workflow to quickly take a single image and drop it into a...
Communication Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found under the Maintenance > Communication menu: Use these lists to customize how you work with communications in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Communication Outcomes Use communication outcomes to track the outcome of a sales call. For example, did the client book a session, are they interested but not now,...
Client Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found under the Maintenance > Client menu: Use these lists to customize how you work with clients in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Client Groups Create client groups to categorize your clients for reporting and marketing purposes. See also: Client Groups Client Referral Programs Client referral programs are a system that...
Appointment Maintenance
Last Updated: July 15, 2026The following options are found under the Maintenance > Appointment menu: Use these to customize how you work with appointments and the calendar in Spectra/Stratus Desktop: Menu Item Description Appointment Statuses Enter the statuses for different stages of each appointment type. See also: Appointment Statuses Appointment Types Enter the types of appointments you schedule on your calendar...