Estimate Job Prefix

On the Shop Floor Control Parameters form, enter the default prefix to be used for estimate job order numbers. On other forms that contain an Estimate Job Prefix field, you can either accept the prefix defined on the Shop Floor Control Parameters form, or overwrite the field with a different prefix.

For example, if you enter UX in the Est Job Prefix field, the default estimate job orders used at this site are UX00000001, UX00000002, UX00000003, and so forth. If you do not enter a value in the Est Job Prefix field, the default estimate job orders used at this site are 1, 2, 3, and so forth. Since the total estimate job number length includes prefix and digits, longer prefixes reduce the range of numbers available.

A prefix can consist of numeric and non-numeric (letters and symbols) characters. However, the prefix should end with an alphabetic character to ensure that the system increments estimate job numbers correctly.

After a prefix is added, this prefix will not affect any existing estimate job numbers. Also, when entering estimate job numbers in the system, you may overwrite this set prefix.