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I am more concerned about Actual Qty.   For example, I quote a job and estimate I'll use 5 yards of topsoil, Qty = 5.  I actually use 6 yards of topsoil but I want the customer's bill to reflect the original quote for 5 yards of topsoil.  I want to use 6 yards of soil in my cost calculation.  Where do I enter 6 for job ...

Total Profit is in the table in a calculated format.  Total Actual Man Hours is just a sum on the report.

JKM@SA, Where is Total Profit and Total Actual Man Hours calculated? Are they stored in the table in the calculated format? -Michael

I have a report with Total Profit (calculated) and Total Actual Man Hours (calculated).  How to I set up a calculation for: Total Profit/Total Actual Man Hours

 Budget / Contracts Fix - budgeted amount is auto calculated when adding new line items on budget / contract when clicking Save & Close or Save & New. New - customer name is a click-able link pointing back to the customer list screen. Fix - pop up message adjusted when deleting budget / contracts. New - removed unnecessary ...

Jim, You question has been answered here http://www.methodintegration.com/cs/forums/p/2251/8297.aspx -Michael

Hi Jim, [quote user="jim@jbtss.com"]My EstimateLine grid cost is showing the actual cost although in other posts I see it is actually supposed to show the rate because that is what it points to[/quote] The Cost column(Which is the Rate field) is dynamically populated when you select the item. Based on the actions on the Text Changed ...

I found the answer.  I will run a character function and take the left 5 of the last name and save it as an action.  Then I will add another character function of the first of the first name and save it as an action.  Then another character function to join those two actions, and one last character function to join the joined ...

I am trying to figure out how to make a formula field or calculate a value to place in field on screen.  For examples, I would like the portal user name to automatically create itself.  What I want to do is the first 5 letters of the last name, first letter of the first name and then followed by their account number.  For example: ...

My EstimateLine grid cost is showing the actual cost although in other posts I see it is actually supposed to show the rate because that is what it points to.  I've checked several parts and they are all showing the actual cost of the part not the rate.  However when I do a print preview it no longer shows the cost, it shows the ...