Roll Stock Prints

Roll Stock Prints is a product for pricing a print made on roll material. It is stored in Products & Modifiers, in the Digital / Vinyl category. The Sales Form takes a material, a width, and a height. The Pricing card sets the method Calculate uses. The same Sales Form is used when Roll Stock Prints is added on an Estimate or Order.

Table of Contents

Where to Find Roll Stock Prints
What Roll Stock Prints Includes
Product Settings
Linked Components
Enter the Size
Standard Options
Review the Price
Add Roll Stock Prints to an Estimate
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where to Find Roll Stock Prints

Navigate to System Settings / Components / Products & Modifiers.

1. Open Roll Stock Prints.

Note: Search can also list modifiers whose names include Roll Stock, and a different product named Vehicle Wrap. Open the row named Roll Stock Prints whose Type is Product.

What Roll Stock Prints Includes

a. The name is Roll Stock Prints. The category is Digital / Vinyl. The description is Roll Stock Prints.

b. Pricing is the method Calculate uses. On this product the card shows Table, Cost Plus - Margin, and a Discount.

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 machine and labor settings.

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. On this product the card shows 19.

a. 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 Roll Stock Prints can be added to a line.

b. Lead Time (Days) is the number of days an Order uses when calculating a production due date. On this product it is 0.

c. Assembly Defaults fill a starting Width (in) and Height (in) when the product is added. On this product those defaults are 12 in and 24 in. Enable 2nd Side Printing is on, so the Sales Form includes Sides.

d. Include Machine is on, and Hide Machine From Standard Order Entry is on. The machine is still linked and still included in the cost. It does not appear as a field on the standard Sales Form.

Note: Include Labor is on. Labor Setup Time (min) is 10. Labor Based On is SqFt Per Hour. Labor Speed is 60. Use Custom Waste Calculation is on, and Charge For Waste By is Don't Charge For Waste. Default Line Item Category and Default Workflow are optional starting values.

For every setting on the card, see Product Details.

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. On this product the card shows 7 linked and 1 unlinked.

a. Materials are set to Multiple Choices. The person adding the line picks one. On this product the choices are Banner 10 oz 54", Banner 13 oz 54", and Vinyl - Window Perf 54in.

b. Assembly Labor is the unlinked row. Link a labor there when the product should include that assembly labor. Conditional means it is included only when its condition is met.

c. The machine is Roll Stock Printer 2.15. Conditional means it is included when its condition is met.

d. The modifiers are Grommets (Finishing - Grommets), Hemming (Finishing - Hemming), Install (Service and Install Child), Lamination (Roll Lamination 2.11), and Mounting (Mounting 2.11). 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 Size

1. Set Quantity.

2. Select the Material. On this product, one choice is Banner 13 oz 54".

3. Enter the Width (in). Assembly Defaults start this field at 12 in.

4. Enter the Height (in). Assembly Defaults start this field at 24 in.

5. Set Originals (ea). This example uses 1.

6. Set Sides. The choices are 1 and 2, because Enable 2nd Side Printing is on. This example uses 1.

Note: Line Item Qty and Total Qty show the quantity for the line. The machine does not appear on this form, because Hide Machine From Standard Order Entry is on. The machine cost is still included when you click Calculate.

Standard Options

a. Mounting adds the Mounting 2.11 modifier.

b. Lamination adds the Roll Lamination 2.11 modifier.

c. Grommets adds the Finishing - Grommets modifier.

d. Hemming adds the Finishing - Hemming modifier.

e. Install adds the Service and Install Child modifier.

Note: These buttons add the linked modifier to the line. The price example in Review the Price does not include a standard option.

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: 12 in by 24 in, quantity 1, material Banner 13 oz 54", Sides 1, and no standard option selected. Material is $2.23, Labor is $3.20, Machine is $0.93, and Total Cost is $6.36. The margin is $3.18, so Unit Price is $9.58. The Pricing card also saves a flat discount of 2.00%. A different method, percentage, size, or material 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 Roll Stock Prints to an Estimate

Navigate to Sales / Estimates.

1. Click the Estimate. This example is EST-1163 for Mandy Brown, Concentric Events. The description is Trade show backdrop.

2. Click Line Item.

3. On the Products tab, click Roll Stock Prints. Line Item Name fills with Roll Stock Prints.

4. Select a Line Item Category. This example uses Outdoor Signage.

5. Click Next.

6. Select the Material.

7. Click Save Changes. Line Item Price is calculated from the material, size, quantity, sides, and the pricing method on the product.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why does search show other Roll Stock rows?

Answer: Search lists every product and modifier whose name includes Roll Stock. Open the row named Roll Stock Prints whose Type is Product.

2. Why is the machine not on the Sales Form?

Answer: Hide Machine From Standard Order Entry is on. Roll Stock Printer 2.15 stays linked, and Calculate still includes the machine in Cost Breakdown.

3. Does Roll Stock Prints have to use 50% Cost Plus - Margin?

Answer: No. 50% is the margin this example calculates with 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.