to view the Categories.Note: All of the menu selections and toolbar buttons are standard throughout File Maintenance. See the File topic of the Estimating Help for explanations.
To add or edit a Special, highlight its line first. Then, there are several ways to access the editing display:
Select Edit > Edit
Right-click the mouse and select Edit Item
The “Edit Special” window displays.
DESCRIPTION: Up to 60 characters.
CATEGORY:
000 to 999, tells the program to which Category this item belongs if you
run a Summary by Category. Use
to view the Categories.
There are seven tabs within the Specials edit display. These are Material, Field, Shop, Weight, Area, User Def 1, and Linear Ft. (User Def 2).
The following fields are in all of the tabs:
UNIT: This allows you to select the unit cost type. The selections are Sized, Manual, Quote, and FBO.
SUBTOTAL: Select
which Subtotal group you wish the Special to be in. You can
select the Subtotal by the number (found on the left) or the description
(located on the right). In either field, use 
to view the Categories.
Note: Changing the Material Subtotal on a special defaults all of the other Subtotals, found on the other tabs, to the selected Subtotal.
The following fields are in the Material tab only:
UPC: Also known as the Universal Product Code (or Bar Code) of the Item, this number can be up to 11 characters, and is used for automatic price updating.
VENDOR: (Mechanical Items only): This field is used to record the Vendor Code if applicable. Vendor Codes are Item numbers used by the Ferguson service company.
BUYER: This field is used to record a Buyer Code. Buyer Codes are Item numbers used by the service companies to track items. For Sheet Metal Items codes are for Blade Pricing, while Mechanical items use Harrison (for price updates only).
The following field is in both the Field Labor and Shop Labor tabs:
CODE: This is the Field Labor or Shop Labor code.
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