ACOS Documentation

Welcome to ACOS Docs

Everything you need to run your service company's complete operational loop — from the first deal to the final invoice, with the profit calculation in between.

The Operational Loop

Every module in ACOS is a step in a single connected loop. Understanding this flow will help you get the most out of the platform.

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Getting Started
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Set up your organization, invite your team, and run your first operational loop from deal to invoice.

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Dashboard

Your operational command center. KPI cards, at-risk project alerts, pipeline snapshot, and the live activity feed.

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CRM & Pipeline

Manage contacts, track deals through your pipeline, log activities, and convert won deals directly into projects.

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Projects

Every client engagement as a project with budget tracking, team assignments, phases, and real-time profitability.

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Tasks

Kanban-style task management inside every project. Assign work, track progress, and log time directly from any task.

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Time Tracking

One-click timer in the top bar, manual entry, weekly grid view, and automatic billable hour calculation.

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Finance & Invoicing

Generate invoices from logged hours, manage invoice status, download PDFs, and track margin per project.

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Retainer Management
Growth+

Track recurring monthly engagements, manage hour budgets, roll over unused hours, and generate retainer invoices.

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Client Portal
Growth+

Share a secure, read-only link with clients to view their project status and download invoices — no account needed.

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Reporting & Analytics
Growth+

Revenue trends, project profitability tables, client margin analysis, pipeline forecast, and team utilization.

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Smart Alerts

Rule-based alerts for budget overruns, stale deals, overdue invoices, and team overallocation — no setup required.

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Notifications

In-app notification bell, @mention autocomplete in task comments, assignment alerts, and due-date reminders for your whole team.

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Integrations
Growth+

Connect Slack, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Xero, and QuickBooks. Step-by-step connection guides for all five.

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Settings

Configure your organization profile, manage team members, customize pipeline stages, and set up your service rate card.

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Billing & Plans

Understand plan tiers, upgrade or downgrade, manage payment methods, and view billing history.

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Roles & Permissions

Four-level permission system — Member, Manager, Admin, and Owner. Full matrix of what each role can see and do.

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Custom Fields
Growth+

Add custom data fields to Deals and Contacts. Define your own labels, manage values per-record, and filter by custom data.

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Task Dependencies

Block tasks on other tasks. BFS cycle detection prevents circular dependencies. Blocked tasks display a lock icon on the board.

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File Attachments

Attach files directly to tasks — drag and drop or file picker. 25 MB per file, up to 10 per task. Download and delete with one click.

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Financial Audit Log
Scale

Append-only audit trail for all financial events — invoices created, payments recorded, expenses added. Available to Admins.

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Recurring Auto-Invoicing
Growth+

Enable auto-invoicing on any retainer to generate a draft invoice on a set day each month — no manual step required.

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Data Import

Import Contacts and Deals from CSV. Includes a column mapping guide and validation report before any data is written.

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AI Query Interface
Growth+

Run 20 predefined business queries — revenue by client, team utilization, pipeline health, and more. Results cached, instant response.

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API & Webhooks
Scale

Integrate ACOS with Zapier, Make, or your own backend. Authenticate with API keys, subscribe to real-time events, and verify HMAC signatures.

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Features marked Growth+ require the Growth or Scale plan. Can't find what you're looking for? Talk to the team.