Post or Frames

Post or Frames is a product for pricing wood or metal posts set in the ground, with an option to build a frame that holds a sign. It is stored in Products & Modifiers, in the Digital / Vinyl and Electrical Fabrication categories. The Sales Form takes a post quantity and the below-ground and above-ground heights, and can add a second post, caps and hardware, or a horizontal frame. The Pricing card sets the method Calculate uses. The same Sales Form is used when Post or Frames is added on an Estimate or Order.

Table of Contents

Where to Find Post or Frames
What Post or Frames Includes
Product Settings
Linked Components
Enter a Vertical Post
Optional Post and Frame Sections
Review the Price
Add Post or Frames to an Estimate
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where to Find Post or Frames

Navigate to System Settings / Components / Products & Modifiers.

1. Open Post or Frames.

Note: Search lists one row. Type is Product.

What Post or Frames Includes

a. The name is Post or Frames. The type under the name is Post. The categories are Digital / Vinyl and Electrical Fabrication. The description is Wood or Metal Posts that are placed in ground along with the option to create a frame to hold the sign.

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, setup time, and run speed.

d. Linked Components are the materials, labor, 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 8 settings.

a. Lead Time (Days) is the number of days Orders use when calculating a production due date. On this product it is 0.

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 Post or Frames can be added to a line.

c. Setup Time Based On is One Time. Setup Time is 5 min.

d. Run Speed Based On is Cuts Per Hour. Run Speed is 60.

Note: Default Line Item Category and Default Workflow have no default. The note at the bottom of the panel reads Default Labor = Production Labor and Std Version 2.5.

For every setting on the card, see Product Details.

Linked Components

Linked Components are the materials, labor, and modifiers the product is allowed to use. The card counts linked rows and unlinked rows. This product shows 2 linked and 6 unlinked. A shop links its own catalog.

a. Additional Post is an unlinked material.

b. Post is linked. It is a material with 1 category, Multiple Choices, and Conditional. The Post list on the Sales Form comes from that category.

c. Labor is unlinked and Conditional.

d. The modifier is Panel, Dimensional Cut Face.

Note: Post / Frame, Post Caps, Post Frame, and Post Hardware are also unlinked materials, and each is Conditional. There is no machine row on this product.

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

Enter a Vertical Post

1. Set Quantity. This example uses 1.

2. Leave Vertical Post selected.

3. Select the Post material. Post lists materials from the linked category. This example leaves Post unselected.

4. Enter Post Qty. This example uses 2.

Note: Below Ground (in) in this example is 24, and Above Ground (in) is 72. Total Length (ft) is 16. That length is the two heights added, divided by 12, then multiplied by Post Qty. Total Post (ea) stays 0 until a Post material is selected.

Optional Post and Frame Sections

a. Select Additional Vertical Post to add a second post. That section includes Additional Post, Post 2 Qty, Below Ground (in), Above Ground (in), Total Length (ft), and Total Post (ea).

b. Select Add Caps and Hardware to add caps and hardware. That section includes Post Caps, Post Cap Qty (ea), Post Hardware, and Post Hardware Qty (ea).

c. Select Horizontal Post / Frame to price a frame from a width. That section includes Post / Frame, Qty, Width (in), Total Frame Length (ft), and Total Frames (ea). Additional Frame adds Post Frame with the same width fields.

Review the Price

1. Click Calculate.

a. Cost Breakdown lists Labor and Total Cost. In this example each is $1.07. No material line appears, because no Post material is selected.

b. Markup is the amount added by the saved Cost Plus - Markup method. In this example it is +$1.07 at 100%.

c. Unit Price is the price for one. In this example it is $2.14. Quantity is 1, so the line is $2.14.

Note: Calculate prices the current Sales Form with the method on the Pricing card. The amounts above are one example: Quantity 1, Post Qty 2, Below Ground (in) 24, Above Ground (in) 72, with no Post material selected, and the saved method Cost Plus - Markup at 100%. Selecting a Post material adds material cost. 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 this pricing estimate uses the default pricing tier.

Add Post or Frames to an Estimate

Navigate to Sales / Estimates.

1. Click the Estimate.

2. Click Line Item.

3. On the Products tab, click Post or Frames. Line Item Name fills with Post or Frames.

4. Click Next.

5. Enter Post Qty, Below Ground (in), and Above Ground (in). Line Item Qty stays 1.

6. Click Save Changes. Line Item Price updates from the post quantity, the two heights, and the pricing method on the product.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the difference between Vertical Post and Horizontal Post / Frame?

Answer: Vertical Post prices posts set in the ground from Below Ground (in) and Above Ground (in). Horizontal Post / Frame prices a frame from Width (in). Additional Vertical Post, Add Caps and Hardware, and Additional Frame add the other sections.

2. Why is the Post list empty?

Answer: Post is linked to a material category. The list shows materials in that category. Until materials are linked, the list has nothing to select, and Total Post (ea) stays at 0.

3. Does Post or Frames have to use 100% Cost Plus - Markup?

Answer: No. 100% Cost Plus - Markup 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.