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      QuoteCQ: How to Create Labor Drivers

      As you estimate your labor costs, drivers will calculate the number of times a labor activity will be done.

      Labor Activities (the action being done) are assigned to Drivers. 

      Consider this simple example: when estimating your labor costs when running the Pick and Place machine, the driver would be the total number of SMT placements pulled from your BOM. There are 2 ways to create drivers in CalcuQuote:

      Configuration: Labor Drivers

      1. Navigate to Configuration using the 3-gear icon

      2. Click the Labor tile in Configuration

      3. Select Drivers and click the + to create a driver.

      Create Driver from New Activity Popup

      When creating new Labor Activities (link here to learn more about creating Labor Activities), you can use the + next to Drivers to add a new one.

      After entering the name of the driver, you will then determine

      • Count Type:
        • Blank: Should the count be left blank (no numerical value inputted - user adds when quoting)
        • Fixed: Is the driver count a fixed number (numerical value auto populates - users can't modify it when quoting)?
        • Recommended: Is it a recommended number (numerical value auto-populates - users can modify the number when quoting)?
      • Count Sub-Type: If you've chosen either Fixed or Recommended above, the next step will be determining how the numerical value is calculated.
        • Static: Is it a static numerical value (i.e. number of jobs)?
        • Formula: Is it a dynamic number (i.e. number of SMT placements)? For the latter, you can create formulas that will auto-populate based on part classification.