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Address Banking details

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Document layout i

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Logo position Logo size Accent colour

Title alignment Company info side Font family

Text size Heading weight Divider style

Divider thickness Section spacing Table row density

Sections to show on this document type: Company reg number Address Phone Email Bank details Terms/footer text

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Reference number prefix i

Order prefix Next: — Starting number

Invoice prefix Next: — Starting number

Quote prefix Next: — Starting number

Survey prefix Next: — Starting number

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Operating Cost Parameters

▼ Overheads & Labour

Monthly overheads (R)

Rent, electricity, insurance, phone, software, bank fees, vehicle basics…

Productive hours / month

Billable working hours between the two of you

Labour rate (R / hour)

What your working time must earn, per person-hour

Monthly courier average (R)

Average inbound courier/freight spend per month — recovered together with overheads through the hourly rate

Bank charges %

Buffer on overhead for bank & card fees

Unforeseen / contingency %

Buffer on overhead for repairs, price hikes, emergencies

▼ Materials & Printing

Ink price (R / ml)

Cartridge price ÷ ml (e.g. R950 ÷ 440ml ≈ R2.16)

Ink usage (ml / m²)

VP540i eco-sol, typical full-colour ≈ 7–10 ml/m²

Sundries (% on materials)

App tape scraps, blades, cleaning fluid, masking, waste trim

Laminate cost (R / m²)

Laminate film cost, added to materials with the Lam. box ticked

Lamination labour (min / m²)

Extra hands-on time to laminate, added to labour & overhead

▼ Pricing & Margin

Stage 1: Material markup %

Materials-handling/waste allowance on materials only (industry norm ~10-20%). Override per material in the table. Profit comes from Stage 2 below, not this number.

Stage 2: Target Gross Profit Margin %

True margin on the whole job (Stage-1 materials + labour + overhead): Sell = Cost ÷ (1 − GP%). Kept high on purpose — give volume discounts per quote instead of lowering this.

Margin warning below %

Selling prices turn red in the table when an item's margin falls under this

Round selling price up to

Keeps quoted figures clean

Minimum job charge (R)

The whole quote never totals less than this. 0 = off.

▼ Label Roll Settings

Label roll width (mm)

Shared across every MOQ-enabled label material — the roll width used to compute how many pieces fit per row

Label gap (mm)

Space between pieces across the roll

Label edge margin (mm)

Unusable margin on each side of the roll

Overhead + courier recovery: R 343,33 / hour (R 41 200,00 / 120h)

Ink cost: R 26,00 / m² printed

Labour + overhead: R 593,33 / hour worked

Lamination adds: R 96,69 / m² to cost

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Backup & Restore

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▶ Restore from Cloud Backup

▶ Backup & Restore Log

Notifications

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Quiet Hours / Do Not Disturb

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End

Mute weekends Allow critical notifications during quiet hours (Overdue, Errors, ASAP priority)

Notification Batching

Batch window (seconds)

Order Task Automation

Automatically create a Main Task + AI-suggested checklist — no manual click needed

Default reminder template

AI Checklist Settings

Workday starts (hour)

Workday ends (hour)

Reminder lead time (minutes)

Skip weekends when scheduling

House rules (given to the AI as real production constraints when suggesting a checklist)

Team Settings

Vehicles

Courier Collection Addresses

Courier Parcel Presets

Courier Instruction Presets

Price List

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	Material (Item)	Description	Unit	Material cost R / unit	Print method	Labour min / unit	Markup %	Lam.	Disc %	Total cost R / unit	Selling R / unit	Group

CSV Import & Export

CSV for Express Accounting

AI Import (photo, PDF, or messy list)

Smart Reports & Analytics

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Date range

Customer Team member Material

Key performance indicators

Charts & trends

Detailed reports

Team Workload

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Surveys

Survey #	Date	Customer	Surveyor	Photos	Status	Shared
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Estimates

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Substrate MOQ Estimator

Roll & layout settings

Roll width (mm)

Edge margin/side (mm)

Piece gap (mm)

Row feed gap (mm)

Layout mode (2+ sizes)

Discount type

Discount value

Sheet length (mm)

Pick a material or enter a price on a size below to apply the R100 minimum order value. Without any pricing, MOQ uses a 500mm minimum run length instead.

Layout preview

MOQ is the smallest number of full rows reaching the 500mm minimum run.

Custom Frame Building Tool

Frame Sizes

Width mm

Height mm

Qty

Min support gap mm

Max support gap mm

iPer-frame steel stock & costing

▶ Connect-it Fittings Setup

▼ Mounting Accessories

iMounting accessories

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▼ Frame Drawings

Isometric drawing angle (A-Frame / Structure Builder) 30°

▼ Cutting List — By Frame Size

▼ Combined Bar Cutting Diagram

▼ Material Cost & Selling Price

▼ Mounting Accessories — Cost & Selling

Travel & Installation

1 · Rates — saved with your data

Vehicle rate (R / km)

Fuel + wear per kilometre, charged over the full return distance

Average speed (km/h)

Converts distance into paid travelling time

Minimum call-out (R)

The installation price never drops below this

Installation markup %

Blank uses the default markup from Cost Parameters

Advanced rates & modifiers

Installer rate (R / installer / hour)

Billed per installer on site — linear per additional installer

Free local-zone allowance (km, one-way)

Distance within this radius per trip isn't billed

Site contingency % (buffer on install hours)

Pads on-site install & removal hours only, never travel time. 0 = off.

Scaffolding setup flat fee (R)

Ground post fee (R / post)

Vinyl application rate (R / m²)

Vehicle branding complexity

Simple decals — labour ×

Simple decals — flat fee (R)

Partial wrap — labour ×

Partial wrap — flat fee (R)

Full wrap — labour ×

Full wrap — flat fee (R)

2 · This job

Distance one-way (km)

Trips (site visits)

People travelling

Installers on site

Hours on site (total, all installers)

Removal / decommissioning hours

Fixings & consumables (R)

Height / awning modifier (R)

Markup override for this job %

3 · Job-type modifiers

Scaffolding Setup Required Digging & Concrete Foundation

Window/Wall Vinyl Mode

Vehicle Branding Complexity

4 · Equipment hire & extras

5 · Price

Design & Artwork

Design rate (R / hour)

Revision rounds included

Extra revision fee (R)

Each design hour costs you R 593,33 (labour + overhead recovery). Extra revision fee: R 325,00 (auto = half an hour at the design rate).

Advanced rates & modifiers

Minimum design margin %

Pricing floor — your design rate is never allowed to quote below this margin

Cut-lines/bleeds setup time (hours)

Source files release surcharge %

Local small-business discount %

Outsourced item cost markup %

Internal cost only — never shown to the customer

Rush job surcharge %

Complex (Traces/Edits) — hours ×

Advanced (From Scratch) — hours ×

Design service	Description	Hours	Flat extra R	Cost R	Price R

Design Quote Calculator

Complexity Extra revisions Rush job

Include Plotter Cut-Lines / Print Bleeds Release Source Files (.CDR / Vector)

Bundle into Manufacturing (Hide Design Fee) Local Small-Business Discount Outsourced Production Item

Orders

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Tasks

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Financial Summary

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Invoices

From To

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Expense Summary

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Expenses

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Bank Reconciliation

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Accountant Export

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Team Balances

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Customers

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Client Portal

Email Settings

Backup & Restore

Notifications

Order Task Automation

AI Checklist Settings

Task Categories

Default Steps for All Orders

Saved Reminder Templates

Saved Checklist Templates

Estimated Delivery Date Presets

Public Holidays

Team Settings

Vehicles

Courier Collection Addresses

Courier Parcel Presets

Courier Instruction Presets

Price List

CSV Import & Export

Smart Reports & Analytics

Search everything

Needs your attention

Surveys

Estimates

Substrate MOQ Estimator

Custom Frame Building Tool

Frame Sizes

▶ Connect-it Fittings Setup

▼ Mounting Accessories

Job Total — Selling Price

▼ Frame Drawings

▼ Cutting List — By Frame Size

▼ Combined Bar Cutting Diagram

▼ Material Cost & Selling Price

▼ Connect-it Fittings — Bill of Materials

▼ Aluminium Angle Trim

▼ End Treatments & Hinge Hardware — Bill of Materials

▼ Mounting Accessories — Cost & Selling

Travel & Installation

Design & Artwork

Design Quote Calculator

Orders

Tasks

Financial Summary

Invoices

Expense Summary

Expenses

Bank Reconciliation

Accountant Export

Team Balances

Cash History

Cash Payments

Balance

Active / In-Transit

History

Billing

Website Enquiries

Customers

Customers CSV

CRM Reports

Audit Trail