When you start using Yardbook, each product/service in your product catalog has a default price. When you create estimates and invoices, these default prices will be automatically applied as you add products and services. (More info here)

Introducing Property-based Pricing

Yardbook also gives you the ability to  override the default pricing based on different properties. This feature is called Property-based Pricing, and it is very similar to the “Price per cut” feature; however, it is now available for all the items in your product catalog. This means you can set up prices for each property at once, and the system will apply the property-based pricing whenever an invoice is generated.

By default, Property-based Pricing is disabled. To enable this feature, first navigate to the product catalog screen by selecting the “My Catalog” item from the drop-down menu on the top right.

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Then click on the Settings link near the top right of the Catalog View.

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Select the option to “Enable Property-based Pricing”, and click “Save”.

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Once you have enabled Property-based Pricing, there are two ways to set the actual prices. They both result in the same price; however, based on your own workflow, you may find one method easier than the other.

  1. From the Product Catalog View
  2. From the Property View

1. From the Product Catalog View

First, navigate to the product catalog screen by selecting the “My Catalog” item from the drop-down menu on the top right.

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In the product catalog, you will find a “Property-based Pricing” link under each catalog item.

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Click on this link to set up property-based pricing for that particular product. This is the page where you can define custom pricing for each property.

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* If you don’t set a price at the property level, it’s ok. The default price of the product will be used instead.

The search box will help you locate properties more quickly.

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Modify a price, and click on “Save” button to apply the change. Do this for all the properties for which you’d like to set property-based pricing.

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Once you’re done with this product, you may want go back to the Product Catalog Page, and select a different product to configure.

Mass Price Update

After you have set up your property-based pricing, you can use the Mass Price Update feature to raise/reduce prices in a batch.

2. From the Property View

First, navigate to the properties list page: Sitemap => View all Properties

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Find the property you’d like to set pricing for, and click on the green “Catalog” icon for that property.

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This will take you to the property-based pricing view. You can see a list of products under the property for which you can override the pricing for.

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After making a change to the prices, remember to click on “Save”.