Recording Parts and Materials

An important step in managing a work order or task is to properly record parts and labor notes within a task. This information can be entered directly into the task window if the repair personnel have access to a computer. Bar code scanners or touch screen project stations can also be used to record time and materials. The technician can record time and parts information on a printed repair order and then be entered into the EBMS task system by a secretary. Review the Printing Tasks and Work Orders section for details on hard copy work order options.

Billing Tab

Click on the Billing tab of the task as shown below:

Parts and supplies can be processed using either of the following options:

  1. Billing the customer:  Continue with the following instructions to bill the customer.

  2. Apply the costs to a serialized item:  This option is useful when processing a worker order for equipment or vehicles that are being resold.  Review Tasks > Creating Tasks > Linking Tasks to a Serialized Item for instructions on this powerful tool for trade-in equipment, up-fitters, or other serialized items that are sold after the work order is processed.  

Billing the Customer

The Billing tab will list the items within the entire invoice with some exceptions.

The following items will show on the list:

The following items will not show:

The line items that have been fully shipped can be hidden by enabling the Show only items that are not shipped option as shown below:
 

The Ordered column should reflect the parts and materials that were ordered for a task or project. The user should populate the Shipped column when the items are pulled from inventory or used on the project. Populating the Shipped column will affect the On-Hand value within the inventory system.

Use the Add Item button to add parts or the Delete Item button to remove parts from the work order. These buttons are disabled in the following situations:

Review the Waiting for Parts or Materials section for details on the Waiting For Parts option.