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Managing your custom material list templates
Managing your custom material list templates

How to manage your custom templates

Updated over 2 months ago

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 - all within the Manage Workflows page.

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Navigate to the Manage Workflows page


Log into 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.

Line Items


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, select the Line items tab from the Manage Workflows page.

Each line item from a saved template will be listed, along with information about which template the line item is assigned to.

  • Click into the text field under Cost ($) to update a unit price

  • Click Save

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.

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:

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

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

Calculation Preferences


  • Include or exclude openings less than 33 SQFT in your siding calculations, as well as in your non-siding wall calculations (e.g. brick, stone, stucco)

  • Automatically account for siding in areas where trim may or may not be applied

    • (e.g. siding on the trim area of openings or at corners)

  • Automatically account for non-siding wall materials in areas where trim may or may not be applied

    • (e.g. brick, stone, or stucco on the trim area of openings or at corners)

Make the adjustments manually and, once saved, these calculation settings will be applied to all future projects. You can readjust these settings at anytime.

Note: All calculations for siding and siding trim (i.e. siding area behind trim corners and openings) will take into account areas with openings less than 33 square feet, by default.

Color Grouping Rules


Our color grouping automation allows you to define color matching rules for various products in a custom template.

Whether you want to match the colors of the shingles and hip & ridge, or want the trim and soffit panels to automatically color match to the siding, view and manage the color grouping rules your organization has created from the Color Grouping tab.

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:

Give me an example!

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 your 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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