Hardware Manager

To illustrate the functionality, we will add four Adjustable Legs to a Floor Standard cabinet and then price.

Step 1 Cabinet

On the Hardware > Hardware page of a cabinet in your drawing add up to 10 accessories.

• In this example, use the drop list to select Adjustable Legs and enter 4 in the quantity edit box.

Select Accessory item using drop list and enter quantity  -  Click to Expand 

Step 2 Hardware Manager

Now we will assign a cost price to the hardware item.

• Open the Hardware Editor by pressing the  button.
• The hardware item we want to cost (Step 1) is an Accessory Item, so use the Filter Type drop list, as shown.
  • The Hardware Type radio button will automatically update to correspond to selection.
  • Pricing for Construction Items is done in the same way, except that Type is Construction Item.
• Select the hardware item using the drop list, which in this example is Adjustable Legs.
  

  Use drop list to select hardware item  -  Click to Expand

• A Supplier can be allocated here, especially useful if you want to report by Supplier - See Tutorial 3 below.

Step 3 Cost and Markup Hardware Item

• Cost the hardware item
  • Enter per item Cost as $3.50
• Markup [Optional]
  • This markup is applied prior to any drawing based markup - Click on image to view associated table.
  • See Step 4 for example of use.

Enter Pricing details  -  Click to view associated Table

Test Result

Test the results by running a Quantities By Category report, as shown.

Hardware Item

The calculation is the number of items i.e. 4 multiplied by $3.50. Therefore the cost of Adjustable Legs on this cabinet would be $14.00

Step& 4 Add Optional Markup

A markup value can be entered as a number e.g. a number entered as 10.2 would be 10.2%

This Markup will be included in the cost price. 

 

Test Result

Test the results by running a Quantities By Category report, as shown.

Pricing for Construction Items is done in the same way - see Tutorial 2.

Hardware Item

The Markup of 10.2% will be applied to the Cost of Adjustable Legs on this cabinet would be $14.00 + $1.44 = $15.44

For this example, ensure that the Hardware > Legs page has the Include option unticked, as shown, otherwise the number of legs will be incorrect.

Click to view report incorrectly adding legs created from above options.

The Hardware category at cabinet level allows you to select the associated Construction Items, as shown in Step 1.

To illustrate the functionality, we will a number of Construction Items to a Floor Standard cabinet and then price.

Step 1 Cabinet

On the Hardware > Hardware page of a cabinet in your drawing add up to 20 Construction Items.

• In this example, use drop list to select a variety of Construction Items
  • as shown, we have selected Buffer Pads, Cams, Catches, Cover Caps, Fixing Dowel and Screws
• and enter 1 in the quantity edit box made available for each.
  • exception, we have left Screws with a zero quantity

Use drop list to select Construction Item/s -  Click to Expand 

Step 2 Hardware Manager

Now we will assign a cost price to the hardware item and an optional costing for the time it takes to perform the process.

• Open the Hardware Editor by pressing the  button.

Step 3 Select Item

• Select the hardware item using the drop list, which in this example is Buffer Pads
  • Note that this hardware item was created as an Construction Item Type which corresponds to the cabinet (Step 1).

Use drop list to select hardware item  -  Click to Expand

A Supplier can be allocated here, especially useful if you want to report by Supplier - See Tutorial 3 below.

Step 4 Cost Item

• Cost the hardware item
  • Enter per item Cost as $1.00
• Click Apply
  • This will save changes but the Form will remain open to select and cost more hardware items.

Step 5 Repeat

Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for other Items.

When completed, click OK to save changes and Close the Form.

Step 6 Test Results

Test the results by running a Quantities By Category report, as shown.

The calculation is the number of items i.e. 1 multiplied by $1.00.

Hardware items, including Runners and Handles, can be associated with a supplier and priced accordingly.

Step 1 Create Suppliers

Create Suppliers using the Supplier Editor button on the Hardware > Managers page, .

• Click on the Supplier Editor button and use the Suppliers Properties dialog to create suppliers.
  • See discussion on how to create Supplier Details.

Click to view example of Suppliers Properties

Step 2 Hardware Manager

Now we will assign a supplier to the hardware items that we created and priced in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2.

• Open the Hardware manager by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  
  
  

  Pricing > Materials/Hardware page  -  Click to Expand

  
  
  
• Select the hardware item using the drop list, which in this example is...
  • Cutlery Tray (Accessory) - Supplier is CabMaster
  • Adjustable Legs (Accessory) - Supplier is AccessoriesRUs
  • Buffer Pads (Construction Item) - Supplier is ConstructionRUs

Step 3 Cabinet

On the Hardware > Hardware page of a cabinet use drop list to select a variety of Accessory and Construction Items and enter quantities.

• In this example, we have selected Cutlery Tray x 1, Adjustable Legs x 4 and Buffer Pads x 20

Use drop list to select Construction Item/s -  Click to Expand 

Step 4 Report Test

Important: Ensure that the Use Report option is enabled on the Reports > Hardware page and/or Reports > Other (Quantities report).

Click to view Reports > Other

Test the results by running a Hardware Report Group (Supplier), as shown and a Quantities report - Click on image to view reports.

Click to view Report