Updating costs in progress bills from change orders automatically

You can update the data from change orders as often as necessary.

To automatically update costs from change orders:

1. Open 3-7 Progress Billing.
2. Using the data control, select the last application for the job and phase you want to update.
3. Until you have resolved all cost codes:
   1. On the Update menu, point to Change Orders, and click Add to Existing Lines.
   2. If Sage 100 Contractor finds cost codes or divisions that are not present in the progress bill, review the change orders and manually enter the cost codes or divisions that you want to include in the progress bill.
4. On the menu bar, click Calculate to select one option in the Calculate Grid window, then click [Calculate].

   • Calculate the Current column based on the amounts entered in the Percentage column (this is based on the amount entered in the % Completed text box in step 10e)

   • Calculate the Percent column based on the amounts entered in the Current and Stored columns (this is based on the amounts entered in the Current Completed and Current Stored text boxes in step 10a and 10c, respectively)