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      Setting up multiple labour rates

      The 'Variable Labour Rate' function allows you to create up to four (4) different labour rates that can be applied anytime to your Draft quotes or Scratchpad option sheet.

      To use variable labour rates, you must first set it them up.

       

      1. Go to the Office View (https://live.flatratenow.net)
      2. Open the Configuration
      3. Head to the 'Configuration' tab
        configuration tab for variable labour rates
      4. Under the Labour heading, you will see 'Number of Labour Rates' which is set to 1. Select between 2, 3 or 4.
        configuration tab for variable labour rates choose number
      5. Once you have selected, you will now need to decide:
        1. What do you want to call this labour rate?
        2. What is this labour rate going to be?
        3. What colour do you want to apply to the Quote heading?
          1. Please note: this colour change is only applicable to the FlatRateNOW quoting app and does not impact your Quote PDF
      6. Enter your Labour Rate heading
      7. Enter your Labour Rate
      8. Choose the colour - click the little box of colour and it'll open a Colour Selection (similar to below)
        configure variable labour rate - choose the colour
      9. Remember to hit Apply to save your changes and Refresh your quoting app to receive your new setting changes

       

      Once you have setup your new variable labour rates, follow these steps to apply the new labour rate to your Draft quote or Scratchpad.

       

      How to change labour rates on Draft quotes

      1. Open your Draft quote
      2. Expand 'Quote Details'
        open quote details for variable labour rate
      3. Choose the Labour Rate
        click apply to change labour rate
      4. Click Apply
        colour change for quotinga pp- based on labour rate

      Please Note:

      • If the quote already has tasks, it will take a moment to update all the pricing.
      • Depending on what colour you've chosen when setting up your labour rate, the Blue bar across the top of the screen will change to reflect that colour.

       

      How to change labour rates on the Scratchpad

      1. Open your Scratchpad
      2. Select 'Settings'
        click settings on scratchpad
      3. Choose the Labour Rate
        change labour rate in scratchpad
      4. Click Apply
        header change colour scratchpad labour rate

      Please Note:

      • If the Scratchpad already has tasks, it will take a moment to update all pricing across each options.
      • Depending on what colour you've chosen when setting up your labour rate, the Blue bar across the top of the screen will change to reflect that colour.