Entering job phases

Note: Job phases, in contrast to bid items, affect estimates and some billing items and follow through the entire job.

To use Phases, you must begin with Phase 1 or higher.Phase 0-None is a place holder if you are not using Phases.

To enter job phases:

  1. Open 3-5 Jobs (Accounts Receivable), and then select the job.
  2. From the Options menu, select Job Phases.
  3. On the Job Phases window, in the Phase# column, enter the phase number.
  4. In the Description column, enter a brief statement about the phase.
    • In the Billing Amount column, enter the amount that you want to bill per phase when creating invoices by phase.
    • In the Retention column, enter the retention rate for the phase.
  5. In the Model column, enter the model.
  6. Do any of the following, as required:
    • In the Unit column, enter the unit of measurement.
    • In the Quantity column, enter the measurement.
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each phase.
  8. Repeat step 6 for each phase only as required.
  9. Click File > Save.

Tip: Instead of setting a retention rate for the entire job, you can set a separate retention rate for each phase.