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Equipment

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Products of Category Type "Equipment" are differentiated from other Products like Wire and Speaker.

General Tab

 

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Manufacturer

The dropdown menu lists all the Manufacturers in your Catalog. Click the "New" link to create a new Manufacturer. This is a required field.

Model

This displays the Model number of the Product. This is a required field.

Category

The dropdown menu lists all the Categories in your Catalog. Click the "New" link to create a new Category. This is a required field.

Subcategory

The dropdown menu lists all the Subcategories in your Catalog. Click the "New" link to create a new Subcategory.

URL

Here you can set the link to a webpage for the product.

Part Number

Here you can enter in something other than the Model number to identify a Product.

System

Here you can assign a System to the Product. When adding the Product to a Project, if the assigned System does not exist in the Project the System will be added to the Project. System selections in the Drop Zone within a Project will override this setting.

Accounting Item Name

This field will display the QuickBooks Item Number when using our QuickBooks Integration. You can also manually enter an "accounting ID" from your own accounting software.

Status

Here you can mark a product as Discontinued or Approved. Discontinued can be used to keep a Product in your Catalog, but not have it display on forms by default. Approved data automatically synchronizes to your SI 2018 Server for use by all User, unchecking this setting keeps your data changes local to your machine.

Image

Here you can add an image to a Product. You can use the Add, Paste, Clear functions or you can drag and drop images directly into the field.

Show in Product Details Report

Here you can choose whether or not this item will display in the Product Details report. You will likely only want to check "primary" equipment, e.g. check this for Amplifiers or Projectors but don't check this box for wire and cable or for brackets.

Description Tab

 

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Short Description

Here you can enter a brief description for a Product for use on "internal" vs. client reports. Maximum of 255 characters.

Long Description

Here you can enter a longer description for a Product. When this field is populated, all client reports will use this description. If this field is blank, client reports will use the Short Description field.

 

You can change the setting on whether or not to use the Long Description field on Client Reports via Report Settings.

 

You can Check Spelling:

 

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You can change the case of whatever you have selected in the Long Description field. Your options are: Upper, Lower, Title, and Sentence.

 

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You can also insert an existing Snippet or add a new Snippet. See Snippets.

 

Tags

Here you can add tags to help identify Products while searching.

Price Tab

 

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MSRP

Here you can enter the "manufacturers suggested retail price". This does not add any value to the Product. Use this as a reference point for how you set your Unit Cost and/or Unit Price. The MSRP field is commonly used in Price Rules.

Price Type

There are 12 Price Types available. In this example there are three displaying and they are named: Retail, Builder, and Custom. You name these fields under Manage Price Types. You can uncheck any you don't want to use. Many users just set one Unit Cost and Unit Price per Product.

 

There are five fields available for each Price Type:

 

Unit Cost

How much the Product costs you

Unit Cost (With Tax)

This displays the Unit Cost with tax if a Purchase Tax is set for the Product, see below.

Unit Price

How much you sell the Product for

Margin

Margin =(1 - (Unit Cost / Unit Price)) x 100. This field calculates automatically for you based off of the Unit Cost and Unit Price. See "Pricing Options" below.

Markup

Markup = (Selling Price - Product Cost) / Product Cost * 100%. This field calculates automatically for you based off of the Unit Cost and Unit Price. See "Pricing Options" below.

 

Phase

Here you can assign a Phase to a Product, generally something like: Rough-In, Trim, or Finish. Phases can determine what labor rate should be applied to the Product multiplied by the Labor Hours (see below). See Labor Considerations for more information regarding charging for labor this way. See Phases for labor rate settings.

Labor Hours

Here can add the number of hours you estimate (or know) that it will take to install a Product. When used in conjunction with the Phase field, labor may be calculated depending on how you have chosen to charge for labor in SI 2018. See Labor Considerations for more information.

Taxable

This determines whether a Product is taxable. This field will be replaced with two dropdown fields, Tax and Labor Tax, depending on your Tax Settings.

Purchase Tax
This allows you to apply tax to the Unit Cost of a Product.

Price Settings

Here you can choose the behavior of other price fields when you change the Unit Cost field.

 

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Price Rules

Clicking this link will allow you to use Price Rules to set the pricing fields for the Product. See Price Rules.

Estimated Installation Price

Clicking the "View" link in this column will show you the estimated installation price for the Product which will include labor, taxes, and Price Adjustments if applicable.

 

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Order Tab

 

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Preferred Vendor

This field will display the QuickBooks Vendor when using our QuickBooks Integration. You can also manually enter a vendor from your own accounting software.

Order this product in a different unit than you sell

This option allows you to identify products in your catalog that are bought in different units than they are sold. This is useful for creating Purchase Orders so that accurate quantities are calculated. Examples are speakers that you buy in pairs, but sell as singles. This method is recommended in SI if you are utilizing the drawing functionality in Visio/AutoCAD. This way you will get a unique shape (and Component ID) for each speaker. Also bulk wire is another example of something that we recommend you sell by the foot, but you buy the wire on spools of some length.

Order UOM

Here you can enter your Unit of Measure for the product.

Number of units in Order UOM

Here you can enter the number of units in your Unit of Measure.

Specifications Tab

 

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Height

Here you enter the Height of the Product. Enter in any field to calculate inches, millimeters and centimeters.

Width

Here you enter the Width of the Product. Enter in any field to calculate inches, millimeters and centimeters.

Depth

Here you enter the Depth of the Product. Enter in any field to calculate inches, millimeters and centimeters.

Weight

Here you enter the Weight of the Product. Enter in any field to calculate pounds, kilograms and ounces.

Rack Mounted

Checking this box change the look of the Elevation shape/block for the Product.

Rack Units

This must be filled in for racks in your Catalog in order to use the SI 2018 Elevation Rack shape in the Visio interface. You can certainly fill this in for any other Products where you want to track the height in rack units in addition to actual height, or use the [Compute] button to calculate it for you based on Height.

Amps

Here you enter the Amperage of the Product.

Volts

Here you enter the Voltage of the Product.

Watts

Here you enter the Wattage of the Product.

BTU

Here you enter the BTU / hour of the Product.

I/O's Tab

 

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This displays the Inputs and Outputs (I/O's) assigned to a Product. There are buttons for adding/deleting/etc. For details on all of the functions, click here to see the I/O Studio page. I/O's are used to populate the Schematic shape/block in our Visio and AutoCAD interfaces.

Custom Fields Tab

 

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Here you can set Custom Fields for a Product. There are five Short Text fields, three number fields, three date fields, and three long text fields. Clicking the Mange Custom Fields link will allow you to name these fields.

Accessories Tab

 

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Here you can add Products and/or Labor Items to a Product. Click here to learn about Accessories.

Alternates Tab

 

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Here you can add Alternate Products to a Product. Click here for details.

Large Image Tab

 

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Here you can add a larger image than the thumbnail image that displays on the General Tab. This image is what will be used in Visio when creating a Line View Page. You can use the "Find in D-Tools Library" or "Find in Google Images" links to help you find an image. Use the Add, Paste, and Clear links to manage your image.

 

Generate thumbnail from large image - This will generate a smaller image on the General Tab that will be used in some Proposal Reports. If you want to maintain separate images, uncheck this box. Default is checked.

Shapes and Blocks Tab

 

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Here you can set overrides for the default Visio Shapes and AutoCAD Blocks that drop on pages in our Visio and AutoCAD interfaces. You can override the defaults for all Page Types: Line, Elevation, Plan, Schematic, and the side view that displays on Elevation pages. You can use other SI 2018 Visio Shapes/AutoCAD Blocks or your own custom shapes/blocks. You can use the [Assign] and [Clear] buttons to manage your selections.

 

Another way to manage your shape assignments is directly in the Visio Interface: Assign Shapes to Categories, Assign Categories to Shapes, Assign Product and Category.

Reviews Tab

 

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The Reviews tab allows you view and write a review about a Product. 

Web Tab

 

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The Web tab allows you to search online for more information about a product.

 

URL

This opens a browser to whatever link you have in the URL field on the General tab. 

Library

This opens a browser to this product within the D-Tools Library viewer.

Google

The search is based on the Manufacturer and Model fields. You can choose between Search, Products, or Images.
 

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Amazon

This searches Amazon based on Manufacturer and Model.

Additional Fields Within Projects

 

When a Product has been added to a Project, there are additional fields added.

General Tab

 

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Component ID

This will display the auto-generated Component ID for the Product. This is a unique number given to every Product and Labor Item added to a Project. Click here to see how to set your Component ID. You can override this number by typing in the field.

Serial Number

Here you can enter the Serial Number for a Product. This can be useful for reference and on Service Orders.

IP Address

Here you can enter the IP Address for a Product.

MAC Address1

Here you can enter the MAC Address for a Product.

MAC Address2

Here you can enter a secondary MAC Address for a Product.

Optional

This will mark the Product as Optional. Click here for details.

 

Price Tab

 

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Discount

Here you can enter a discount percentage for the Product. By default, this discount field changes the price that is displayed on Proposal reports and not discount amount is displayed. There is a Report Setting that allows you to display the discounted amount in the Project Summary section of the Proposal.

Net Unit Price

This field will show the unit price after the discount is applied.

Owner Furnished Equipment

Checking this option will zero out the Unit Cost and Unit Price for a Product. If charging for labor using Phase and Labor Hours, the labor will still be charged for the Product. See Labor Considerations.

Non-Billable

Checking this option will not zero out the Unit Cost and Unit Price for the Product on this form, but it is zeroing out the price of the Product within the Project file, but not the cost. It also zeroes out the price of any labor being charged for the Product, but not the cost of the Labor. This option is useful for Products that you want to use on Drawing Pages that "come with" another product and should not be charged for within a Project, in which case you may choose to zero out the Unit Cost manually.

Change Product Price

This will allow you change to any one of your 12 available Price Types.

Location and System Tab

 

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This displays the Location and/or System that the Product is assigned to within the Project. You can edit your Locations and Systems here via the buttons. See Location and System Settings.

Accounting Tab

 

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Estimate Number

This field will display the QuickBooks Estimate number when using our QuickBooks Integration. This field is editable.

Item Name

This field will display the QuickBooks Item Number when using our QuickBooks Integration. You can also manually enter an "accounting ID" from your own accounting software.

Order and Install Tab

 

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Vendor

This field will display the QuickBooks Vendor when using our QuickBooks Integration. You can also manually enter a vendor from your own accounting software.

Order Status

Here you can set the order status of the Product choosing from: Not Ordered, Ordered, and In Stock/Received or any custom Order Status that you have created.

Order Number

This field can be used to enter the Purchase Order number for the Product. There is no Purchase Order functionality in SI 2018 so this number would come from some external source, possibly QuickBooks.

Ordered Date

Here you can set the order date of the Product.

Received Date

Here you can set the received date of the Product.

Task Number

This will list the Task Number to which the Product has been assigned.

Installed

Checking this box will mark the Product as "Installed" on in the Project and on any Task this Product is a part of.

Installed Date

Here you can set the install date of the Product.

Install Notes

Here you can enter any installation notes for the Product.

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