To print the Allowance Variance report, click on Reports on the shortcut menu, then click Job Listing Reports, then click Allowance Variance Report.
The Allowance Variance report lists amounts over (or under) the allowance amounts for all allowance items in the job selected, or for all jobs, by Job Phase.
The Allowance Variance report shows any differences between the job bid amount and the job invoiced amount due to the customer's choices of allowance items and materials.
To print an Allowance Variance document for your customer, use the Print Allowance Variance form.
The Allowance Variance report request form has the following prompts:
| Show All Jobs |
| Check Show All Jobs to report for all jobs. |
| Total By Job Phase: |
| Check Total By Job Phase to just report totals by Job Phase. This option is forced on when printing for all jobs. |
| Display Item Resources |
| Check to display item resources below each allowance item. |
| Display Item Notes |
| Check to display item notes below each allowance item. |
| Display Journal Notes |
| Check to display journal notes below each allowance item. |
| Display Cost Categories |
| Check to display allowance amounts broken down by cost category. |
| View button |
| Click View to view a print image of the report. This will display the report in the report viewer form. |
| Print button |
| Click Print to print the report. |
| Exit button |
| Click Exit to close the form. |
The Allowance Variance Report listing report has the following columns:
Separate Cost Categories
If you estimate item costs separately for more than one cost category (materials, labor, equipment, subcontract, other), then:
See How Do I... Track Job Costs for more information.