Planning

The job is in planning. When a job has the status of planned, you can undertake preliminary calculations and set up the job's structure. Job schedules can be used to estimate resources, items or general ledger accounts.

Quote

A special kind of sales quote. When a job has the status of quote, you can make preliminary calculations. The job is offered to a customer. You can set up or change the job's structure and schedule.

Order

A special kind of sales order. Every control feature can be maintained. You can use sales invoices and credit memos to customers for various posted job entries and to invoice the cost.

Completed

The job is done. When a job is completed, you use this status to close the job. You can use the statistics on a completed job for comparison purposes and for the planning of future jobs. The actual costs of the completed job can be compared to the scheduled figures. Be sure to keep this information not only for comparison, but also for use as a guideline or template for future jobs.