Once an Order is saved as a Repair Order, any changes that increase the Order total are called Revisions.

• In the Repair Order window, clicking Revisions opens the window with the Unauthorized Revisions tab selected.

To confirm the revised information:

1. Confirm that the following revision information is correct on the Unauthorized Revisions tab:

   • Authorized Est: The dollar amount  that was initially authorized for the Job (when first saved as an Repair Order).

   • Additional Cost: The additional costs on the Job.

     • These costs can come from new items or additional quantities.

   • Revised Est: The updated total of the Order.

   • Revision: The Revision number.

   • Date: This field is pre-filled with the current date and cannot be changed.

2. Mark the revision as authorized by clicking the Authorize button and completing the Authorize Revision box.

   • Note: If you try to save the Repair Order without authorizing the revisions and the Bypass Revision Message option is turned OFF (in the Setup window), an information message pops up to remind you to authorize first.

   • Complete the following fields:

     • Authorized By: Type the name or title of the person approving the additional costs.

     • Phone #: Type the customer’s phone number.

     • Date: This field is pre-filled with the current date and cannot be changed.

     • Reason: A text comment explaining why the revision was made.

     • In Person box: Check this if the authorization was made in person.

     • Click Submit.

       • Result: The Revisions details box closes and the Revisions window displays.

3. Verify the specific Job-related revision information:

   • Job Name: The name of the Job.

   • Authorized Amount: The dollar amount  that was initially authorized for the Job (on the Save Revision box).

   • Additional Cost: The additional costs on the Job.

     • These costs can come from new items or additional quantities.

   • Revised Total: The updated total of the Job.

   • New Job: This box indicates if the Job is new or not.

4. To view the revision-history for any Job in the database, select the Revision History tab.

   • Revision: The Revision number.

   • Authorized By: The name or title of the person approving the additional costs.

   • Original Order:The original estimate amount of the original order.

   • Authorized Est: The dollar amount  that was initially authorized for the Job (when first saved as an Repair Order).

   • Phone #: The customer’s phone number.

   • Additional Cost: The additional costs on the job.

     • These costs can come from new items or additional quantities.

   • Date: This field is pre-filled with the current date and cannot be changed.

   • Revised Est: The updated total of the order.

   • In Person box: Select In Person if the authorization was in person.

5. Click Close.