Create/Edit Estimate

This is the window used to create and edit estimates.

The fields in the header are as follows:
Date - the date of the estimate - defaults to today
Title - enter a short useful description
Expiry Date - the date until which the estimate is valid
Notes - any pertinent notes - this will appear on the printed estimate
Low Total, High Total - the low and high total amounts for the estimate
Printed - this box will be checked after the estimate has been printed
Status - can be set to Cancelled, Completed, Finalised, In Progress or Invoiced. The initial setting is Completed. See the table below.
Clinician - set to the appropriate person

The fields in the Items tab are as follows:
Patient - this is a mandatory field
Product - this is also mandatory
Low & High Qty - the low and high quantities of the product. If the product has doses for the patient weight and species, these will be automatically calculated and highlighted in blue until changed, or the editor closed
Fixed Price - the product's fixed price
Low & High Unit Price - the low and high unit prices
Low & High Discount - the low and high discount amounts
Service Ratio - displayed if there is a service ratio for the product's type at the current practice Location. If the service ratio has been applied, the check box will be ticked. Untick the check box to remove the service ratio. See Service Ratios for more details.
Print - this box is displayed if an item can be suppressed in the printed Estimate. This only applies to items with a zero Low and High Total
Low & High Total - these show the low and high totals

The Show Templates and Show Product Types check boxes add columns to display the Product Templates and Product Types of associated products, if any. 

For details of the Customer Notes tab, see here.

Status Meanings