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Working with Estimate Line Items

Master line items in estimates including services, products, packages, and custom items.

By Jeff McKinley•Last updated: January 2025

Types of Line Items

ServTrackr supports multiple types of line items for maximum flexibility:

  • Service Items: Labor and service charges with customizable pricing
  • Inventory Items: Physical products from your inventory with auto-updated stock
  • Price Book Items: Pre-configured services with flat, hourly, or per-unit pricing
  • Service Packages: Bundled services with package pricing and individual item breakdown
  • Custom Items: One-time items with manual descriptions and pricing

Adding Line Items

Multiple ways to add items to your estimate:

  • Quick Add: Type to search all available items and select from dropdown
  • From Library: Browse your saved items, packages, and services
  • From Inventory: Add products directly from stock
  • From Templates: Load complete item lists from templates
  • Manual Entry: Create custom line items on the fly
  • Copy from Previous: Duplicate items from past estimates

Editing and Reordering

Customize line items after adding:

  • Click any field to edit title, description, quantity, or price
  • Drag and drop items to reorder them
  • Adjust quantities with increment/decrement buttons
  • Override prices from Price Book or inventory
  • Add internal notes visible only to your team
  • Duplicate items quickly with copy button
  • Delete items with trash icon

Optional Line Items

Present choices to customers with optional items:

  • Mark items as "Optional" to create upgrade opportunities
  • Optional items shown separately on estimate
  • Calculate totals with and without optionals
  • Create Good-Better-Best presentations
  • Track which options customers choose most often
  • Convert selected optionals to regular items when accepted

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