Embedded Calculator

Embedded calculator in Daily Activities

While in the quantity field for materials (Stock and Direct Job Costs) you can enter simple formulas to calculate your quantity use.

For example, if a material like Gravel is reported to you as 2 loads, but your material inventory for Gravel is setup by the ton and your convention is that your dump trucks carry 15 tons per load, you can enter the formula 2*15 

PubWorks embedded calculator

Once you enter the formula, just tab to the next field and PubWorks will produce the calculated quantity for you.

There are also embedded calculators in the following fields:

  • Route Activities
  • Unit Cost
  • Equipment Hours
  • Employee Hours (regular and overtime)
  • Task Units
  • Quantity fields of the direct job cost items tab