The Projects page in Dubsado serves as your central hub for organizing your client work. Here you can view, manage, and filter your projects, allowing you to stay organized and efficient in your business operations.

The Projects page displays all of your projects, organized by their current project status. You can think of a project as a digital file folder that stores all the information related to a specific job or service for one client.

Each project is linked to one client, but a single client can have multiple projects.

Projects are grouped into three main categories: Leads, Jobs, and Archived. Use the quick filter tabs above the project list to choose a category to view.

You can set which view the Projects page opens on by default from the Manage view, including opening it on one specific status.

For more information about creating and managing project statuses, see Project statuses.

The Projects page offers two primary view modes that you can switch between based on your preferences.

The Board view displays projects as cards organized in columns by group. You can scroll horizontally to view additional groups.

In Board view, you can drag and drop projects between groups to quickly update their status, source, assignee, or tags depending on your current grouping selection.

The Table view displays projects in a traditional spreadsheet format with sortable columns. When using Table view, you can click on a group header to collapse or expand that group.

To switch between views, click the Display button in the toolbar above the project list and select Board or Table.

Click the Display button in the toolbar above the project list to customize how information is displayed.

Choose how to organize your current view:

Select which fields appear on project cards in Board view or which columns appear in Table view. Click the eye icon next to a field to show or hide it, and drag and drop fields to reorganize their display order. Click Hide all to turn every field off at once, or Show all to turn them all back on. In Board view, this section is labeled Shown in view.

Use the Search for a property box at the top of the section to jump to a field by name.

Available fields include:

To control which custom project fields are displayed on the project page, click the Manage button (gear icon) ➔ Custom fields. For more information on creating and managing custom fields, see Custom fields.

Many project details can be edited directly from the Projects page without opening the project. Hover over a project card or row to see which fields are editable, then click to make changes.

Editable fields include:

For the project icon/emoji, clicking opens a customization menu where you can select from icons, emojis, or solid colors. For complete details on customizing project icons and banners, see Navigation within a project.

These tools help you quickly locate specific projects. Note that search, sort, and filter options apply only to the quick filter tab you're currently viewing. Select All to search, sort, or filter across all projects.

Click the magnifying glass icon to search for a project by project name or client name.

Click the sort control above the project list and choose Name, Client, Project Date, or Created Date. Click the arrow beside it to switch between ascending and descending order.

Click the filter icon (funnel) to filter projects by client, project dates, assigned team member, tags, or created date. Each filter you apply appears as a chip beside the icon, and the icon shows a count of how many filters are active. Click X on a chip to clear that one filter, or click Clear all at the top of the Filters panel to clear them all.

Click New Project at the top of the project list to create a new project.

For detailed instructions on creating projects manually or automatically through forms, see Creating projects.

Click Export CSV (down arrow) at the top of the project list to export project data. The export includes only projects visible in your current view and filters.

Available export fields include project details, invoice information, client details, and any custom mapped fields you have created.

Click the Manage button (gear icon) at the top of the project list to create, edit, or organize your project statuses. Here, you can also enable custom client fields within your project views.

For more information, see Project statuses and Custom fields.

Archiving a project is useful when you're no longer actively working with a project but don't want to delete it. Projects can be archived or unarchived at any time.

When a project is archived:

In order to delete a project, it cannot contain any of the following:

Remove any recorded payments if they exist, delete open invoices, and delete sub-agreements or the main contract from the project before proceeding with deletion.

Keep in mind that deletion is permanent. If you think you might need to reference information within that project in the future, archiving the project is a better option.