Extruded Sign Cabinet

Extruded Sign Cabinet is a product for pricing an extruded cabinet. It is stored in Products & Modifiers, in the Electrical Fabrication category. Skin Material on the Sales Form is the extrusion, and Height (in) and Width (in) are the finished size. Depth (in) follows the skin. The Pricing card sets the method Calculate uses. The same Sales Form is used when Extruded Sign Cabinet is added on an Estimate or Order.

Table of Contents

Where to Find Extruded Sign Cabinet
What Extruded Sign Cabinet Includes
Product Settings
Linked Components
Enter the Cabinet
Faces and Options
Review the Price
Add Extruded Sign Cabinet to an Estimate
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where to Find Extruded Sign Cabinet

Navigate to System Settings / Components / Products & Modifiers.

1. Open Extruded Sign Cabinet.

What Extruded Sign Cabinet Includes

a. The name is Extruded Sign Cabinet. The name on Customer documents is Sign Cabinet. The category is Electrical Fabrication. The description is Advanced Template for extruded sign cabinets.

b. Pricing is the method Calculate uses.

For the fields on this card, see Product Details.
For how each method calculates, see Understanding Market-Based vs. Cost-Plus Pricing, Cost Based Pricing, and Market Based Pricing.
For tables, minimums, and fees, see Markup and Margin Pricing Tables and Product Minimums and Fees.

c. Product Settings holds lead time, order-entry visibility, assembly defaults, and assembly labor time.

d. Linked Components are the materials, labor, machine, and modifiers this product can use.

e. Accounting & Tax assigns income, expense, and tax.

For the fields on this card, see Product Details.
Taxability Codes are managed at System Settings / Accounting / Taxability Codes. See Taxability Codes.

Product Settings

Product Settings holds the defaults that follow the product onto an Estimate or Order. The card shows how many settings are saved.

a. Lead Time (Days) is the number of days Orders use when calculating a production due date.

b. Hide in Order Entry, when on, keeps the product out of the Estimate and Order list without deleting it. On this product it is off, so Extruded Sign Cabinet can be added to a line.

c. Assembly Defaults can fill a starting Height, Width, Depth, Square Corners, and Radius Corners. On the Sales Form, height and width are the finished size, and depth is replaced by the skin. Square corners and radius corners feed the corner labor rates.

d. Include Machine adds a machine to the cabinet cost. When Hide Machine From Standard Order Entry is off, the Sales Form asks for that machine. On this product the machine is included, which is why Chop Saw 2.1 appears on the form.

Note: Default Line Item Category and Default Workflow are optional starting values.

For every setting on the card, see Product Details.

e. One Time Setup Time is added once for the line. Per Each Setup Time is added for every cabinet. Perimeter Feet Per Hour turns the frame into hours. Standard Corners Per Hour and Radius Corners Per Hour turn the corner counts into hours. That labor cost is part of the price when the method is cost-plus. Under market-based pricing, the labor cost is tracked and the selling price comes from the method instead.

f. Internal Framing makes framing available on the Sales Form. Add Framing By Default starts a new cabinet with Add Framing already selected. On this product, framing is available and Add Framing starts unselected.

Linked Components

Linked Components are the materials, labor, machine, and modifiers the product is allowed to use. The card counts linked rows and unlinked rows. A shop links its own catalog.

a. Skin Material on this product is Cabinet Extrusion - Double Face 9" and Cabinet Extrusion - Single Face 8". The row is set to Multiple Choices, so the Sales Form asks which extrusion to use.

b. Assembly Labor on this product includes Design Labor, Design Labor (Clone), and Install Labor, plus other labor linked on the row.

c. The machine is Chop Saw 2.1. The row is set to Multiple Choices.

d. The modifiers are Custom Retainer - Side 1, Custom Retainer - Side 2, Install, Internal Framing, Lighting, Printed Flex Face - Side 1, Printed Rigid Face - Side 1, Printed Rigid Face - Side 2, Production Rush, Skin (Push Through) - Side 1, and Standard Back / Push Through - Side 2. Those options appear on the Sales Form.

For how to link or unlink a component, see Linked Components.
For how a modifier differs from a product, see Products vs. Modifiers.

Enter the Cabinet

1. Set Quantity.

2. Select the Skin Material. On this product, Cabinet Extrusion - Double Face 9" fills Depth (in) with 9 in. Depth cannot be edited.

3. Enter Height (in) and Width (in).

4. Select the machine.

Note: Square Corners and Radius Corners start from Assembly Defaults. On this product they are 4 and 0. The other linked skin is Cabinet Extrusion - Single Face 8".

Faces and Options

Each button adds that modifier's materials, labor, and price to the cabinet.

a. Add Framing includes the framing materials and labor on that line. It starts selected only when Add Framing By Default is on.

b. Side 1 (Face) adds one face: Printed Rigid Face - Side 1, Printed Flex Face - Side 1, Skin (Push Through) - Side 1, or Custom Retainer - Side 1.

c. Side 2 (Back) adds one back: Printed Rigid Face - Side 2, Standard Back / Push Through - Side 2, or Custom Retainer - Side 2.

d. Additional Options adds Install, Production Rush, or Lighting.

Review the Price

1. Click Calculate.

a. Cost Breakdown lists Material, Labor, Machine, and Total Cost.

b. Margin is the amount added by the saved Cost Plus - Margin method. In this example it is 50%.

c. Unit Price is the price for one. The line total is Unit Price times Quantity.

Note: Calculate prices the current Sales Form with the method on the Pricing card. The amounts below are one example: 48 in by 96 in, Cabinet Extrusion - Double Face 9", Chop Saw 2.1, quantity 1, with the saved method Cost Plus - Margin at 50%. Material is $480.24, Labor is $19.46, Machine is $0.17, and Total Cost is $499.87. The margin is $249.94, so Unit Price is $999.74. A different method, percentage, or form value produces a different price. Click Calculate again after the form changes. The button label then reads Recalculate. The note under the price says the Estimate uses the default pricing tier.

Add Extruded Sign Cabinet to an Estimate

Navigate to Sales / Estimates.

1. Open the Estimate.

2. On Line Items, click Line Item.

3. Select Extruded Sign Cabinet.

4. Click Next.

5. Select Skin Material. The extrusion fills Depth (in), and the depth field cannot be edited.

6. Enter Height (in).

7. Enter Width (in).

8. Select the machine. Profile and Cut Speed follow that machine.

9. Click Save Changes. Line Item Price is calculated from the skin, size, quantity, machine, and the pricing method on the product.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why can't Depth be edited?

Answer: Skin Material is an extrusion with a fixed depth. Selecting it fills Depth (in). Cabinet Extrusion - Double Face 9" fills 9 in.

2. What name is printed on the Customer document?

Answer: The name on Customer documents. On this product it is Sign Cabinet. It can be different from Extruded Sign Cabinet. See Product Details.

3. When is framing included?

Answer: When Add Framing is selected on the Sales Form. Internal Framing must be on for framing to be part of the cabinet. Turn on Add Framing By Default to start new cabinets with framing already selected.

4. Does Extruded Sign Cabinet have to use 50% Cost Plus - Margin?

Answer: No. 50% Cost Plus - Margin is only the method saved on this product. Method on the Pricing card can be Cost Plus - Margin, Cost Plus - Markup, Market - Product, Market - Component, or Custom. Calculate uses the method that is saved.