Problem with simple math within Jobber
All these new features are great. but doing simple math correctly would be a much better fix. I have called in several times over the last 6 months about this simple problem but yet it sill remains....
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Hey Eric! Thank you for your question. I’m sorry to hear you have been running into this issue for quite some time.
I will absolutely submit your feedback to the team, and I’ll also share some insight as to why this happens.
When the unit cost and quantity are both decimals, Jobber will round so the total amount on the quote only shows 2 decimal places. Using the numbers in the example you gave, with a QTY of 3.7, unit price of $93.75 we get the total $346.88.
Upon saving the quote, the unit cost does change to 93.75135. Since it’s impossible to pay to 3 decimal places, Jobber will round up that total so it only has 2 decimal places. It then calculates backwards so that the math is clear and accurate. So $346.88 divided by the qty 3.7 will give you the unit cost, which is why we see 93.75135. Since we can’t change the quantity of the unit being sold, Jobber adjusts the unit cost to make it clear what the math works out to.
I do appreciate and understand your concerns on how this looks unprofessional. We really appreciate the feedback so we can continue to improve!