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Adding a New Material

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Adding a New Material

 

1.Go to File – System Setup – Lookup Table Maintenance.

2.Select Add.

3.Enter the name of the new material in the Description field.
4.Press OK.
5.Go to File – Products – Product Maintenance.

6.Select Add.
7.Make sure the Product Type is Billable Equipment.
8.Add a product Code, an Accounts Code and enter in the Description.
9.In the Details tab, select the required Status of this material e.g. if the new material is Sand, the Status could be Tonnes.

10.Go to the Additional Linked Resources tab and double click on the new material added in the previous step so that a green tick appears next to it.

11.Press OK.

The new material is now linked and can be viewed under the Materials tab in New Job.

12.Go to required client in Contact Maintenance.
13.Select the Discounts tab.
14.Deselect all the ‘Categories’ not required for material purchase by double clicking on each one until a red cross appears next to them.
15.Leave the Category needed for this clients material purchase e.g. if this client purchases tonnes of sand, do not double click on Tonnes.

 

Whenever this client purchases sand, they will be billed in tonnes.

 

16.To add or change a status, go to File – System Setup – Lookup Table Maintenance
17.Select Product Category and press Find.  The current categories will appear.
18.Select the category that needs amending or press Add to add a new category.

19.Once done, press OK.