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Preset jobs: build them once, quote in seconds

A preset job is a job you do often, with its labour hours and parts saved. Quoting it is one click.

Or click through it at your own pace

Step 1 of 3
Open Preset Jobs and add the common UK jobs
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Open Preset Jobs and add the common UK jobs

Click Preset Jobs under Library in the left menu. Click + Common UK jobs to load a starter set: brakes, cambelts, clutches, services and more, priced from your labour rate. Edit or delete any you do not want.

Click New Preset Job for your own
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Click New Preset Job for your own

Give it a Job name and a Category. Type the Labour hours: the price works itself out from your rate. Add parts with + From stock or + Part / line. Tick Require a deposit if this job should be paid up front to book. Click Save Preset.

Use it on a quote
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Use it on a quote

On any new quote click + Preset job and pick it. The hours and parts drop in, priced. Change the numbers on the quote if this car needs something different; the preset stays as it was.

All the steps on one page

  1. Open Preset Jobs and add the common UK jobs. Click Preset Jobs under Library in the left menu. Click + Common UK jobs to load a starter set: brakes, cambelts, clutches, services and more, priced from your labour rate. Edit or delete any you do not want.
  2. Click New Preset Job for your own. Give it a Job name and a Category. Type the Labour hours: the price works itself out from your rate. Add parts with + From stock or + Part / line. Tick Require a deposit if this job should be paid up front to book. Click Save Preset.
  3. Use it on a quote. On any new quote click + Preset job and pick it. The hours and parts drop in, priced. Change the numbers on the quote if this car needs something different; the preset stays as it was.

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