Calculate Driving After Job

In some instances, you may wish to include the cost of driving time after a job to the total cost of the job itself. For example, you might want to charge for the driving time from the customer's premises back to Head Office.

This feature is available in BigChange for app versions newer than V.659. Follow the steps below to set this up.

Creating or Editing a Job Type

Navigating to Job Type Settings

Select the Accounts Setting icon in the top menu.
Go to Settings.
In the side menu, select Schedule.
Choose to either add a new job type or edit an existing one.

Configuring Driving Duration Settings

Open the desired job type.
Select the Device tab.
Tick the checkbox for 'Resources can record driving duration after job completion'.
An additional checkbox will appear entitled 'Resources can change the time when recording driving duration'. Tick this as well.
Save the changes.

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Setting Financial Rates

Move to the Financial tab.
Add the necessary rates.
Select Ok to save.

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Setting Up and Executing a Job

Recording Driving Time

Set up a job as usual.
Once the job is completed, the resource's device will display the option: "Do you wish to start recording your driving time from this job to your next location?"
If the resource selects 'Yes', the device will display the driving time recording screen.

Ending the Driving Job

Upon arrival at the destination, the resource should reopen the job.
They will have the option to either cancel the previous instruction or end their journey.
Selecting 'End driving job' will bring up a confirmation message.

Confirming Completion

The device screen will show a calendar and a clock to confirm the date and time of completion.
The travel costs will now be added to the Financial tab for the job as a line item. This includes both travel to and travel from the job, if applicable.

The Travel costs will now have been added to your Financial tab for the job as a line item. Please note this includes both travel to and travel from the job (if applicable):

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Conclusion

By following these steps, you can easily include the cost of driving time after a job in the total job cost in BigChange. This ensures accurate billing and better cost management. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please refer to our Help Centre or contact support.