How to Add a New Customer in Mobile App?

4 min. readlast update: 05.14.2025

What is the purpose of adding Customer?

Think of the Customer as the central data level in Caction – it's the most important piece of information! Everything else you create, like your projects, jobs, and digital forms, must be linked to a specific customer. You will not be able start a new project or job without first having a customer in the system.

This page will guide you, step by step, on how to add a new customer into Caction.

Note: Depending on how your Caction system is set up, you might see "Customer" called something else, like "Site," "Outlet" or "Company." 

From Customer List

  1. At the mobile app’s navigation bar, go to Customer.

    Add New Customer Mobile Step 1

  2. Click on the “+” button to add new customer.
    *Note: If you do not see the “+” button, you may need to request permission or help from your Admin to register new Customer.

    Add New Customer Mobile Step 2

  3. Fill out the details of the new Customer. Available fields may differ depending on your company’s system setup.

    Field Name Description
    Category* Classifies the customer based on their type.
    Status* Indicates the current status of the customer.
    Company Name* The official name of the customer’s company.
    Customer Name The full name of the customer contact person.
    Phone The customer’s contact phone number.
    Email Address The customer’s email address.
    Address The physical address of the customer.
    Assigned User The user responsible for managing this customer.
    Asset Any asset registered in the system associated with the customer.

    *Note: Fields marked with an asterisk ( * ) are required.

    Add New Customer Mobile Step 3

  4. Click on the “Save” button to save the customer.

    Add New Customer Mobile Step 4

  5. The new customer is added successfully when this prompt appears.

    Add New Customer Mobile Step 5



From Job Creation Page

  1. At the mobile app’s navigation bar, go to Schedule.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 1

  2. Click on the “+” button to create new job.
    *Note: If you do not see the “+” button, you may need to request permission or help from your Admin to register new job.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 2

  3. Select the job category.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 3

  4. Click on the “+” button to select customer for the job.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 4

  5. Click “+” to add new customer.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 5

  6. Fill out the details of the new Customer. Available fields may differ depending on your company’s system setup.

    Field Name Description
    Category* Classifies the customer based on their type.
    Status* Indicates the current status of the customer.
    Company Name* The official name of the customer’s company.
    Customer Name The full name of the customer contact person.
    Phone The customer’s contact phone number.
    Email Address The customer’s email address.
    Address The physical address of the customer.
    Assigned User The user responsible for managing this customer.
    Asset Any asset registered in the system associated with the customer.

    *Note: Fields marked with an asterisk ( * ) are required.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 6

  7. Click on the “Save” button to save the customer.

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 7

  8. The new customer is added successfully when this prompt appears. You may continue with creating a new Job

    Add New Customer2 Mobile Step 8

 

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