Job Estimation - Production Manager

Ryan Blake

Updated August 28, 2024 12:29

(don't confuse with the Job Estimator in Flexi Design)

Job Estimation is a tool for producing price estimates of your job. The Job Estimation stores accounting information for each job, calculates price automatically and gives a price estimate. The information can be changed or customized to reflect your costs and needs.

This feature is intended to be a guideline and therefore all results should be thoroughly reviewed before basing any business or financial agreements upon them.

The estimation is calculated based on some elements of your design like the number of characters or the material area. These values are automatically gathered from your document. Other values like preparation time must be manually entered when doing the job estimation.

Using Job Estimation

The Job Estimation tab computes the price of the job, while the Estimation Editor tab allows you to adjust pricing parameters.

To open the Job Estimation dialog, do one of the following:
- Click the Job menu button and select Job Estimation.
- From the File menu, click Job Estimation.
Open the Job Estimation tab and adjust the following parameters:

Job Coverage	The area of the job.
	Automatic	Check to allow the software to use the dimensions of the job to specify the job coverage.
	Job width	The width of the job.
	Job Height	The height of the job.
	Copies	The number of job copies purchased.
Media	Select the type of media used to output the job.
Services	Check to include additional services in the total.
Calculations	Calculates the cost based on information provided in the Job coverage, Media and Services group boxes.
	Tax	The amount of tax to be charged on the subtotal.

Click OK

Using the Estimation Editor

The Estimation Editor tab allows you to adjust pricing parameters.

To open the Estimation Editor dialog, do one of the following:
- Click the Job menu button and select Job Estimation.
- From the File menu, click Job Estimation.
Open the Estimation Editor tab and adjust the following parameters:

Media	Sets types of media and their associated prices so that they are reflected in the Job Estimation tab.
	Media	Use this list to store media types and their prices. Once you apply the settings, they are reflected in the Job Estimation tab. To add a new type of media to the list, click Add. To remove an item from the list, select it and then click Delete. To rename an item in the list, select it and then click Rename.
	Price	The price associated with the selected media type. To change the price of the selected media, enter a new price and click Apply.
Services	Sets any types of additional services and their associated prices so that they are reflected in the Job Estimation tab.
	Services	Use this list to store additional services and their prices. Once you apply the settings, they are reflected in the Job Estimation tab. To add a new service to the list, click Add. To remove an item from the list, select it and then click Delete. To rename an item in the list, select it and then click Rename.
	Price	The price associated with the selected service. To change the price of the selected service, enter a new price and click Apply.
	Methods	Sets the type of measurement used to determine price for the selected service.
		Area	Uses a measurement of the job's area.
		Perimeter	Uses a measurement of the job's perimeter.
		Fixed	Uses a constant price, regardless of job size.
Apply	Applies all changes to the Estimation Editor tab so that they are reflected in the Job Estimation tab.

Click OK

Using Job Estimation

Using the Estimation Editor

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