How to customise prices using the Estimator

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It’s actually a lot easier to customize prices in the Estimator than the Price Customiser, if you aren’t looking to setup your own price files or edit the master price file you use.

However, to make the change permanent you will to make the changes with EDIT OPTION 3 (changing the Master Price File) or using the Price Customiser to make your own Price File.

EDIT OPTION 1: Simply change it under “Price”

-          Once you’ve measured an item, click on the “Material selection” tab

-          Enter a price directly under the “Price” column for the specific item you want to change.

-          The price originally listed is taken from the Default Price File you chose to estimate with.

EDIT OPTION 2: Change the price by double clicking the Description of the item under “Material Selection”

-          Double click the item under description to change to price.

-          Enter the new price and click on “ok”.

EDIT OPTION 3: Change both the price and the default Master Price file you are estimating with

-          Double click the item under description to change to price.

-          In this menu a customised “long description” may be added and the new price be added to a master price file under the “Ordering” tab.

-          Click the specific master price file you wish to change the items price for.

-          Override the default price your new price and select “Update”.

Important:

If you change the price for e.g. General purpose cement, all activities measured for your project that require general purpose cement, will also be updated with the new price therefore changing your projects estimate in accordance to the new price.

If EDIT OPTION 1 and 2 used, the changes will only be for the specific project.

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