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As a HOVER account admin, if you or someone in your organization has saved a custom material list template, you will be able to view it and make additional edits when logged into your account - all from within the Manage Workflows page.
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Navigate to the Manage Workflows page
Login to your HOVER account from a desktop browser:
Login to your HOVER account from a desktop browser:
Click the arrow beside your email address in the top right corner
From the pull down menu click Manage workflows
Note: Only custom templates that you or members of your organization previously created and saved will be available on this page. The HOVER and the partner-specific template options are not available under template management.
Reviewing Line Items
Within Manage Workflows, you'll see a line items tab. Each line item from a saved template will be listed there along with information about which template the line item is assigned to.
The cost of materials plays a crucial role in generating estimates, quotes, or bids. Whenever you need to make updates to the unit cost of various line items:
Click Line Items from the navigation bar
Click into the text field under Cost ($) to update a unit price
Click Save
Other tips for the Line Items page:
Other tips for the Line Items page:
If you forget to click Save after updating the unit cost, you’ll see the following prompt - simply click Keep Editing for a second chance to save the unit cost
To view the activity history of a line item, click the clock icon. You'll see a pop-up that shows time stamps for when the line item was named, when the unit cost was last updated, etc.
Reviewing Templates
Within Manage Workflows, you'll see a templates tab. Each of your customized templates will be listed along with information about the trade of the template, it’s status, and the last date it was updated.
You can make multiple changes to your templates from this tab, including the following:
Enable or disable a template
Enable or disable a template
To enable a template with an INACTIVE status:
Click on the inactive template to open it
Check the box beside Active for organization
Click Save
To disable a template with an ACTIVE status:
Click on the active template to open it
Uncheck the box beside Active for organization
Click Save
Rename a template
Rename a template
To rename a custom template:
Click on the the template you want to rename
Template Name will be the first text field on the next page
Rename the template in that field and click Save
Create template group
Create template group
NOTE: The ability to create a template group is applicable to our estimation product which is only offered under the Transform membership. If you're not on the Transform membership, you won't be able to complete the steps in this section.
"Create template group" allows you to set up a custom arrangement for customer-facing documents. Follow the steps below to arrange the order in which material list line items appear on a custom template:
Click Templates from the Manage Workflows page
Each of your custom templates will be listed along with information about the trade of the template, it's status, and the last date it was updated
Click on the template to open it
In the Line items section, click Create template group
Name the group (required)
Provide a short description of the group (optional)
Click Create
Click Save
Scroll down to the Unassigned line items section
Check the box beside the line item(s) you want to assign to a template group
Click Assign to group in the top right corner
Choose the template group from the drop down menu
Click Save
If you want to delete the template group, click the trash can
Click Delete on the prompt
Click Save
All the items that had been in the deleted template group will automatically return to the list of unassigned line items
Other tips for the Templates page:
Other tips for the Templates page:
To view the activity history of a template, click the clock icon. You'll see a pop-up that shows time stamps for when the template was last updated and what was changed.
Reviewing Calculation Preferences
The calculation preferences tab allows you to generate material quantity calculations for siding and trim, with the option to include or exclude openings. Additionally, you will have the ability to set a default waste factor for siding.
Click Calculation Preferences from the Manage Workflows menu
By default, all calculations for siding and trim will take into account areas with openings less than 33 square feet.
These calculation settings, once saved, will be applied to all jobs.
Color Grouping Rules
From this tab, you can view and manage the color grouping rules for your organization. Our color grouping automation allows you to define color matching rules for various products in a custom template.
When the custom template is used to create a material list, you will see an option to toggle on or off Material variation auto-matching so the color grouping rule can be applied.
What does that mean?
What does that mean?
Let's assume that a rule has been created to ensure that the color for siding and gutter products will always match in a given custom template:
You enable Material variation auto-matching for a material list and choose "Arctic White" as the particular color of a siding product
The matching logic will run in the background and auto select the same color for any detectable gutters
Tip: If you're organization is set up to place material orders directly through HOVER as part of the Transform membership plan, find out how Material variant filtering can help you configure the material colors / options that your organization actively sells and orders.
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