Job Cost Settings

1. Click More , then click Configuration . Select the Analytics tab. The Job Cost tab opens by default.
2. Enter the appropriate Profit Percentage for each of the first 5 items listed (Hazardous Waste, Paint and Materials, Body Supplies, Towing, and Storage), and then select the AutoCalc check box. (Note: If the check box is not selected, no calculations will be done for that service item, even if a figure is entered in the percent field.) **See special AutoCalc notes below.
3. Enter the Target Gross Profits for Labor, Parts, and Profit per Hour $ (the bottom three fields).
4. You can establish target Gross Profit percentage by Department and/or Overall Job. To set the appropriate settings by department, double-click the GP% column and enter the desired percentage for each line.

The totals will be highlighted in red on many reports whenever the job costing is under the expected GP target set here.

**Special AutoCalc Notes:

• We recommend that AutoCalc not be set for Towing. Towing bills need to be received in the Services tab using the vendor name, invoice number, and the date the vehicle was actually received at the shop.
• If you use the paint vendor's cost invoice for each repair order, you will not need to AutoCalc Paint and materials. You will use the paint cost printout as an invoice to be received in the Services tab using the Paint Vendor and the RO number as the invoice number when posting.
• If you are planning to purchase a paint vendor's interface to RepairCenter, you will need to also make sure that the AutoCalc for Paint and materials is disabled after the interface is installed.