Job Cost by Repair Order
Use the Job Cost tab from a repair order to view information about the cost of the open repair order. You can view the RO's job costs by department, can compare estimated values to actual values, and can see your profit on the job by dollar amount as well as percentage. Totals of all listed ROs are shown at the bottom of the tab.
Note: The information on this tab is read-only.
How to

- From the Whiteboard, double-click on an open repair order.
- Click on the Job Cost tab.
Reference

Field | Description |
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Columns | |
Category |
The job cost category. |
Est Hrs |
The number of estimated hours in this category from the original estimate for this RO. |
Act Hrs |
The number of actual hours worked for this category. |
Flg Hrs |
The number of flagged hours for this category. |
Est List |
The estimated list costs for this category. |
Act List |
The actual list costs for this category. |
Cost |
The cost for this category for this repair order. |
Profit $ |
The profit in dollars for this category for this repair order. |
Profit % |
The percentage of profit for this category for this repair order. |
Eff. % |
The efficiency percentage for this category for this repair order. |
Bottom Section | |
Totals |
Totals for the figures given for the repair order in the above list. |
Est Hrs |
Total number of estimated hours for this repair order. |
Act Hrs |
Total number of actual hours for this repair order. |
Flg Hrs |
Total number of flagged hours for this repair order. |
Est List |
Total estimated list costs for this repair order. |
Act List |
Total actual list costs for this repair order. |
Cost |
Total costs for this repair order. |
Profit $ |
Total profit in dollars for this repair order. |
Profit % |
The overall percentage of profit for this repair order. |
Profit/Hr |
Total profit per hour for this repair order. |
Total Hours |
Total of all types of hours for this repair order. |
Total Number of Parts |
Total number of parts for this repair order. |
Efficiency |
The overall efficiency percentage for this repair order. |
SubTotal |
Subtotal for all costs for this repair order (before taxes), |
Taxes |
Total taxes for this repair order. |
Total |
The grand total of all costs for this repair order (costs plus taxes). |
Buttons | |
by Actuals |
Click this radio button to specify that the job cost totals should be expressed by actual hours. |
by Flagged |
Click this radio button to specify that the job cost totals should be expressed by flagged hours. |
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Use this button to print the RO Job Cost Summary report. |

Place the cursor anywhere on the job cost list and right-click to make available the following options.
Right-click Option | Description |
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Save as *.CSV File | Allows you to save the job cost information as a .CSV file, for use in other applications. |
Save as HTML File | Allows you to save the job cost information as an HTML file, for use in other applications. |
Refresh Job Cost | Refreshes the information on the tab, in case another user has updated the job. |