THE SCHEDULE

Where everything comes together

A Schedule is a collection of one or more bills (bill of quantity), compiled by an estimator in order to prepare a detailed price for a client. This is the most sophisticated area of the program, offering a powerful range of features to help complete the job quickly and accurately.

Main Features

• Schedules are divided into Bills and Bill Pages for easy management.
• Powerful page handling functions - Pages may be cut, copied, pasted, split or re-sequenced as needed.
  Select items from an item library, composite item library or from other schedules.
• Full control over item attributes - indentation and font controls
• Supports 'rogue' items - just type the item directly onto the page.
• Display items net, gross or with profit values.
• A selection of powerful editing tools including a Match option to select an existing library item rate buildup for the current bill item (e.g. When a scanned bill is slightly different in description but has the same build up as an existing library item).
• Apply profit percentages to the schedule items by resource Type (Material, labour etc.).

SCHEDULE DETAILS (optional)

Use the Schedule Details to maintain important information about the schedule, including client information, return date etc. You can also set up the default profit values for the schedule (May be adjusted after compilation within the Schedule - See Schedule Profit). Note: You can price a job without entering any schedule details.

THE BILL PAGE

If you have entered or edited library items then you already know many of the basic procedures for compiling item rates. The Bill Page editor uses most of those procedures and some new ones.

Tips

1. Layout your new schedule by entering bills in the Summary table first.
2. Save time by using existing schedules (or individual bills/pages) as templates for new work.
3. You can re-order your schedule bills at any time in the Summary table (Use leftmost column to drag to new position).
4. Use the Item Review function to revisit items you are unsure about later.
5. Use the Composite Item Library (Advanced) to save time if you find yourself selecting the same set of items over and over.

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