The Edit Parts Details form is displayed when you right-click or double-click on the grid of the Parts Details Tab on the Estimate Maintenance Form. The Edit Parts Details form allows you to create a new parts entry or amend parts details for a specific part number selected from the Parts Details tab.
Note: At this stage of an estimate the system does not carry out any stock checking.
Part Number: The part number relating to the currently selected estimate number.
Tip: Click the Ellipsis button
to search for a part.
Description: This text is supplied by the subsystem. If this is a new part the text is automatically taken from either the stock record, or Manufacturer Price File if it is not a stock part.
Type: When printing estimates, the system needs a method of knowing how to total the individual lines. This column field allows the user to change the total that included this line. Most parts are type 8 (Normal Parts), unless extra items, (such as paint and materials which are normal treated as labour items), are to be processed. A part line of Type 8 means that the value of that line is added to the parts total.
The purpose of this line becomes clearer when looking at labour lines. The totals are divided into 3 areas - Labour, Additional costs and Parts. The different types are:
Tip: The following list of valid options is available from the drop-down menu.
1: Met (Labour)
2: Panel (Labour)
3: Paint (Labour)
4: Paint & Materials (Additional Costs)
5: Consumables (Additional Costs)
6: Jig Hire (Additional Costs)
7: Car Hire (Additional Costs)
8: Normal Parts (Parts)
Status: Part line status designations
Tip: The following list of valid options is available from the drop-down menu.
- Included: This line is included on the estimate, and appears on any resulting WIP.
- W: Line on WIP. This part already appears on a WIP for this vehicle and should not be put onto any resulting WIP created by BE. However, it should be included on any printouts\totals in BE. Used to stop duplication of lines on a WIP.
- D: Deleted. This line is no longer required and it should not form part of any total or printout in BE. It will not appear on any resulting WIP.
Betterment: If betterment is to be applied (for part-worn tyres, etc.), this field contains the percentage that the customer must contribute - e.g. 50% means the customer must pay half the cost of this part.
Quantity: The quantity of parts required.
Price: The full retail price, per unit, to be charged to the customer.
Line Value: Total before VAT.
Vat: Value added tax.
Unit: The Unit price.
