Assign Labor Minimums

Labor is the largest variable on any job. From a labor perspective, small jobs and repairs, by their nature, are very inefficient. The most commonly used method to consistently account for these inefficiencies in labor is to apply a minimum labor charge. While you can create line items to handle the minimum charges in Xactimate, you can also automate the application of minimum labor charges. Xactimate uses the values associated to line items to automatically calculate the minimum charge.

Create a new labor minimum

1. Click Labor Minimums.
2. Click Add.
3. Select the category. Along with the code, this will become part of the unique identifier for the labor minimum.
4. Enter the code and description.
5. Select the Construction Phase. This will be used in the scheduling and reporting tools in Xactimate, but will have no impact on the minimum.
6. Enter any translations needed.
7. Select the appropriate attributes.
• Taxable
• Subject to O&P
8. Click Save.

Add a market value or price to a labor minimum

1. Click Labor Minimums.
2. Select the labor minimum you want to add pricing to.
3. Click Pricing.
4. Select the market.
• Markets must have previously been created.
5. Enter the market price.
6. Click Save.

Associate an item with a labor minimum

1. Click Items.
2. Select the custom price list item you want to associate with the minimum.  
3. Under Labor Minimum, select or enter the code for the labor minimum you want to associate with the item.
   
4. Click Save.

You can verify that the item is associated with the minimum by opening the Labor Minimum and finding the item in the "Items In Labor Minimum Group" section.