When working with variable-length materials like spools or boxes of cable that you would like to sell or estimate in smaller quantities, we recommend using our "Price set by length" option. This allows you to set a cost and price per foot or meter.
Setting the price “By the foot” will undo the Supplier set pricing or Price rule-based pricing, and you’ll need to provide a length for the product.
You can set the price by the length in the catalog or the quote.
Enable Price by Length in the catalog
First, navigate to the catalog and find a product for which you would like to set the price. Next, click the "Each Item" dropdown and select the "By the foot" option.
Length is preselected in the catalog in one of two ways: manually or by a pre-defined length (recommended).
Once enabled, you will now have access to three new options:
Cost per Foot
Price per Foot
Length (this can be changed to meters in your company settings.)
You can now enter the cost and price that should be used when this product is placed in a quote. This per-foot or meter amount will be multiplied by the selected length and quantity you apply.
Products with Price by Length enabled will show a "PRICE SET BY LENGTH" label in the catalog.
Create pre-defined lengths
If you have not created pre-defined lengths yet, you can create them in the catalog.
Go to the "Catalog > Lengths" under Settings, click “New Length,” and add a pre-defined length.
Enable Price by Length in the quote
Go to the quote and click the List tab. This will show the list of products, including the spools and cables.
Select the spool or cable in the Items list and set the price by the length in the side panel on the right. You can also change the quantity of the cable in the side panel.
