Materials

Simple Time lets you maintain a catalog of materials that your team uses on jobs. By tracking materials, you can accurately cost your work orders and keep tabs on what is being used.

Your Materials Catalog

The materials catalog is a list of all the materials your business uses. Each material entry includes:

• Name — A clear name for the material (e.g., "PVC Pipe 1 inch", "Electrical Wire 14 AWG").
• Unit — The unit of measurement (e.g., each, meter, foot, box).
• Unit Cost — The cost per unit, used for costing calculations.

Adding Materials

To add a new material to your catalog:

1. Go to Materials from the main navigation.
2. Click Add Material.
3. Enter the material name, unit, and unit cost.
4. Save.

The material is now available to select when logging materials against work orders.

Using Materials on Work Orders

When your team is working on a job, they can log which materials were used and in what quantity. This information flows into:

• Work order costing — See the material cost component of each job.
• Invoicing — Material line items can be included on invoices.
• Reports — The Materials report shows usage across all jobs.

Editing and Removing Materials

You can edit a material's details at any time from the catalog. If a material is no longer used, you can remove it. Removing a material from the catalog does not affect historical records on past work orders.

Bulk Import

If you have a large number of materials to add, you can import them in bulk using a CSV file. See the Data Import guide for details.