Job Management

Job Detail/Information Field Descriptions

Summary Tab

Job Name - Unique name for this job.

Sequence - Job sequence number.

Builder's Plan - For integrated companies this will show the name of the plan used for this job. For stand-alone BuildPro users, this will display the template name used to create this job.

Start Date - Date that the job is scheduled to begin. May not be the start date of the first task in the schedule.

Elevation - This is the differences in appearance of a house by plan.

Promised End Date - This is the date promised to the customer that the job will be completed (not necessarily the end date of the last task in the schedule). The "BuildPro Generated" specifies whether the Promised End Date was generated from the end date of the job schedule or if this date was actually sent through integration from the accounting system.

Swing - Designates which side of the house the garage is on.

Selection Sheet Received Date - The date you received the selection sheet from the buyer.

Budget - Dollar amount budgeted for this job. To enter a negative value, enter number with a minus sign -$12,000 or enclosed in parentheses ($12,000).

Release Date - The date the lot was released for construction.

Sales Price - Dollar amount to be paid by the customer. To enter a negative value, enter number with a minus sign -$12,000 or enclosed in parentheses ($12,000).

Contract Date - The date the contract was signed by the home buyer.

Permit Number - Permit number of the house permit.

Financing Expire Date - The date the lender financing guarantee expires.

Close Date - Deadline to close the house. Only appears if the Display Close Date module is turned on. Used in calculations on the Production Bonus report.

Saturday/Sunday Workday - Indicates if the job schedule should schedule tasks on weekends or not. Checked means yes.

House Type - Use this field to view or enter house types

  • Sold

  • Canceled

  • Model

  • Pending

  • Spec

  • Transferred

  • Closed

Purchaser Name - Person buying the home (buyer name + buyer phone number).

Organization - Organization the job belongs to.

EPO Email - Email address that will be used for notification when an EPO is created and marked "ready".

Primary Contact - Or construction manager responsible for the job.

EPO Authority Amount - This is the dollar threshold for an EPO created for this job. EPO's created above this amount will require approval. Blank indicates no threshold and $0 means that every EPO will need to be approved.

Warning / Locked - This determines whether the user gets a soft warning when going over the limit of an EPO. If checked, the user gets a warning but is allowed to continue and submit the EPO to the vendor without approval. Locked means that a person creating an EPO over their dollar limit will not be able to submit the EPO without approval.

MPO Authority Amount - The dollar amount over the original measurement PO that the user can receive without needing approval. An MPO needing approval will not be exported to the accounting system for payment until it is approved.

MPO Authority Percent - The percentage of dollar amount over the original measurement PO that the user can receive without needing approval. An MPO needing approval will not be exported to the accounting system for payment until it is approved.

Template - BuildPro template the job was created from.

Template ID - BuildPro data base number of the template.

Imported - Indicates if the job was created manually in BuildPro or through integration.

Transmit EPO - Indicates if notice will be sent to the EPO Email address or not. This setting comes from the org the job was created from.

Created - Date and time the job was created in BuildPro.

Modified: Date and time the job was last modified in BuildPro.

(Radio Buttons)

Do Not Recalculate Job Schedule:  If this is selected, then any changes will not impact the job schedule.

Recalculate Job Schedule for Scheduled Tasks:  If this is selected, then the job schedule is recalculated for scheduled tasks only.

Recalculate AND Initialize Job Schedule for Scheduled Tasks:  If this is selected, the job schedule is recalculated and change the baseline dates.

Status Tab

The Status tab lists all stages for your job, the number of tasks within that stage that are Complete, the number of tasks within that stage that are In Progress, and the total number of tasks for that stage.  Then, there is a bar graph that shows the percentage of completion for that stage.  The blue bar represents completed items and the red bar represents the total number of tasks. Yellow is in progress.

Tasks In Progress:  Total number of tasks for the job that are currently in progress status

Scheduled Tasks:  Total number of tasks for the job that are currently scheduled.

Status:  This shows the current status for the job.  When the job is completed or canceled,  click this field and choose the correct status.

Notes:  This is for any pertinent information relating just to this job.

Lot Information Tab

Job Location Section

Address: Street address for the job.

Address2: 2nd line for street address for the job.

City: City where the job is located.

State: State where the job is located.

Zip: ZIP code for the job.

Legal Information Section

Subdivision: Subdivision name where the job is located.

Plan Name: Builder's home plan name. Is displayed in the Builder's Plan field, on the Summary tab and on the Home Summary by Task and Home Status reports.

Lot: Legal lot number for the lot.

Block: Legal block within the subdivision where the job is located.

Legal Desc 3 and 4: Optional fields to include additional legal descriptions.

Lot Ownership Section

Lot Owned by Builder:  This should be checked if the lot for the job is owned by the builder and not the purchaser.

Lot Owned by Purchaser:  This should be checked if the lot for the job is owned by the purchaser and not the builder.

Lot Owned by Other Party:   This should be checked if the lot for the job is owned by someone other than the purchaser or the builder.

Owner Name:  Owner of the lot if not owned by builder.

Owner Address/City/State/ZIP/Phone:  Address information for the owner if not owned by builder.

 

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