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Visit the Integrations page in the MSPbots Help Center for instructions on how to connect your software to MSPbots.   

Step 2. Install the N-able

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benchmarking package.

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  1. Log in to the MSPbots app and go to Marketplace > Apps. 
  2. Locate the N-able Benchmarking package and click on it to install. 

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Note
 Note:  Currently, the APP installation is by-demand after signup. Please send your request to install to our partner MSPAdvisor dave@mspadvisor.com  or email us at support@mspbots.ai.

Step 3. Set up your Accounting Mapping using the N-

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able template.

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Note

Your accounting software must be fully integrated with MSPbots before you can successfully set up Accounting Mapping. 

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     This is where you add supplementary setups for your Managed Services in relation to Product Additions/ Services.

        

Step 5. Update and

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allocate your N-able Headcount % Labor FTE

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1.  Open the N-able Benchmarking app.

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6.  Click + Add, if there are missing headcount. Then, follow through Step 4 - 6.


Step 6. Review the

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previous quarter's

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results 

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You should have completed the following before you can review the dashboards: 

  • Accounting Mapping setup 
  • N-able Configuration setup 
  • N-able Headcount input


N-able Benchmarking -

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Qs Yearly Results

This dashboard displays the previous quarter's results per category. To review this dashboard: 

  1. Open the N-able Benchmarking app.
  2. Go to Dashboards and click N-able Benchmark - Previous QuarterQs Yearly Results.

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N-able Benchmarking - Financial Dashboard

This displays the monthly and quarterly total amount of account categories per categories (Qs) in a given year.

To review this dashboard: 

  1. Open the N-able Benchmarking app.
  2. Go to Dashboards and click N-able Benchmark - Financial Dashboard.
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Step 7. Input your Q values

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for benchmarking.

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The N-able Qs Benchmark dashboard contains the form for your Qs value input needed for the benchmarking per Quarter:

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To access the N-able Qs Benchmark form: 

1.  Open the N-able Benchmarking app.

2.  Go to Dashboards and click N-able Qs

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Submission Form.

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3.  Add a new benchmark record by clicking the New button. 

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4.  Updating the Q Benchmark form. 

         4.1.  Select a Year. 

         4.2.  Select a Quarter.

         4.3.  Switch ON publish to MSP Advisor Image Addedto publish the result.

         4.4.  Scroll down on the column for Qs Category (Financial / Profitability) to see their definitions and all

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the Qs categories for input.

         4.5.  Go to the Automatic column to see the previous quarter's Qs results from data automatically.

         4.6. Enter a new value in the Manual column if you prefer not to use the automatic data.

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The app will use the manual data over the automatic result.

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Note

If the Automatic column shows a value of zero (0), then you need to manually input your Qs data.

5.  After updating all the Q values, click Image Added button to save the record.


Step 8. View your Qs

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widget benchmarking results.

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To view the N-able Benchmarking Qs Widgets calculation results per Qs Categorycategory:

  1. Open the N-able Benchmarking. 
  2. Go to Dashboards and click the N-able Qs Benchmarking Qs

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Step 9. Review any

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exception tickets.

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To access the N-able Exception Report:

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       1.  Open the N-able Benchmarking. 

       2.  Go to Dashboards and click the N-able Exception Report

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    3.  Exception data pertains to tickets that did not meet the logical setup based on your N-able Benchmark Configuration (refer to Step 4). 

          These are:

    • Non-service Time Entries
    • Dual service Tickets (Ticket tagged as both Managed and Professional)
    • Uncategorized Service Tickets
    • Implied Professional Service Tickets

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            The N-able exception report helps you

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on your review and analysis

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and to

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properly set up your benchmark configurations

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