Apply Discount on Work Order

Example:  Your apprentice is working with a sub-contractors for a 10% reduction on their invoice.  How do I include that on their work order?

Create a Service for the apprentices labour with a unit cost of -$0.10

Before adding the Service Line, go to the GP box to get the service cost:

Then add the apprentice service line with that total as the quantity:

Print Work Order

If you use OVERHEAD, you may need to change the Admin System Options "Enable Overhead Margin Percent by Order Line" to YES so that when you are adding the quantity to the order you can take out the OVERHEAD. 

Leaving it in will cause another calculation which will skew what you are wanting.  If you are unsure about this, please reach out to us by emailing:  [e-mail]

[Updated 15/07/2026]