This is what the Usage Multiple is for. Each service can be assigned a usage multiple when editing the service. For example, you can create a service called Network Support set the frequency to 0 (zero) so that it's a one time service and price it at your hourly rate, say a nice round number like $100 an hour, and set the usage_label to hours. When you add the service to a customer you can then enter in the number of hours in the Usage Multiple field and it will multiply the base $100 rate by that multiple to create the final amount and that is what you'll see on the invoice. Each time you provide network support you'll add a new one time network support service to their account and enter in your hours worked in the usage field. After a one time service is billed it is moved to the service history listing of that customer.
The usage multiple can be used to bill hourly services, or per megabyte, per day, per gigabyte, per minute, etc. whatever you want to multiply a rate by. Paul On 3/24/06, Doug Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to evaluate whether or not CitrusDB is the "right" solution > for me. > > A little background... I'm an IT consultant providing a variety of > services (programming, network apps/services, hardware > install/config). I provide these services for several customers. > > In a typical day, I may bill 2hr programming work for customer A and > 1hr of network support for customer B. The amount of work I do for a > client is highly variable. > > After installing citrus-0.9.4 and getting it running, I have to admit > I'm at a loss to see how I can use the app for my needs. It appears > the app is designed for businesses that provide services that bill at > fixed rates for fixed amount of times. > > Am I missing something? Is anyone using CitrusDB in a role like this? > > > -- > Regards, > Doug > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Citrusdb-users mailing list > Citrusdb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/citrusdb-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Citrusdb-users mailing list Citrusdb-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/citrusdb-users
