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Your organization's account administrators can configure default costs for the cost buildup as outlined in How do I set up defaults for cost buildup?

Install cost options

You will see the default cost populated in the install cost input field. The default value for the aggregate install cost can be revised for every job. This can be done by clicking into the install cost field and entering a new number (on a $/W or $ basis). 

For example, to override the default install cost of $3.20/W with a value of $3.90/W, simply click inside the install cost input field, enter a value of "3.90", and then click or tab out of the field to save the value.

Without updating your organization's job cost buildup defaults, the default install cost for a job is set to $3.20/W. Here's how it looks like on the platform:

If the solar equipment used in designing the system has different defaults or there are project costs included such as labor and margin, then these will additionally be reflected in the install cost.

Cost buildup 

To view the cost buildup modal for a job, you can click on the cost buildup option on the right side of the quote solver section. Here's how it looks like:

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Here, you can review all pricing components, update individual and job-specific costs/margins, and add additional line items.

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All costs updated here will be automatically saved as a single Install Cost value, overriding the previously defaulted install cost. As you can see below, it is also updated automatically on the Quote Solver section. 

Setting additional cost buildup line items

Clicking the New Adder button with the cost buildup modal will allow you to select an existing cost item, as setup by your organization's account administrator.

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These values are now applied and a quote can then be generated through the Create Quote button.

Calculating the grand total cost

The totals for each line item on the right-hand column of the modal will be summed up to equal the grand total in the bottom right corner of the modal, with project-level margin applied to all values.  

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