To edit a recurring job:
- In the Jobs menu, select Jobs.
- On the Job Manager screen, Recurring Jobs tab, drill down on the name of the job you wish to edit.
- On the edit recurring job screen, edit the information about the recurring job. For more information about what each field is for, open the field reference section below.
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Field Description Recurrence Repeats The frequency at which instances of the job will occur: days, week or months.
If the frequency is twice a month, for example, you will need to set up two recurring jobs: one for the first date and another for the second.
Duration Expected time to complete the job in days, weeks or months.
Next Date The date for the first occurrence of the job. End Date of Recurrence Do one of the following:
- Select the date after which there will be no more occurrences of the job.
- Select No End Date for the job occurrences to continue indefinitely.
General Client The client that the recurring jobs are for. Select the client from the drop-down list. Contact The name of the client's contact person. Select the contact from the drop-down list.
Name The name that will be used for occurrences of this job. provides a selection of placeholders that you can use to insert details into the job name.
For example, if you include {Month} into your job name, the current month will be inserted into the job name when the job is generated.
You must copy the placeholder text exactly. For example: {Month} not {month} and {Year+n} not {Year + n} (spaces not required).
Client Order Number A client order number for this job, if applicable. Template Select the template to use as the basis for the recurring job. Budget Budget is a text field and not part of the budget manager reporting – but can be useful as a note. Description Add a description of the job, if required.
Status If you have specified a default job status (Organisation Settings > Default Status), you can leave the selection as the default.
Alternatively, you may have created a special status that you can select for recurring jobs.
Category A job category for this job, if applicable. Job Categories allow you to group different types of jobs together, for more detailed reporting. If you wish to use job categories, you must create them beforehand.
Using Job Categories also allows for the automatic pre-coding of sales and purchase invoice information to Job Category-specific General Ledger Income and Cost of Sale accounts in your Xero account.
Exclude from Estimated Billings Checkbox to specify whether to exclude the job from estimated billings or not.
Schedule Information Priority The priority level for this job, if applicable. The priority can be Normal (the default), Low, High or Immediate. The last three priority levels have a special icon that appears in the Priority column on the Job Manager screen. For further information, see Conventions and symbols. Client Manager
The staff member who is responsible for the client’s account for this job (may be the same or different from the Job Manager). Select the staff member from the drop-down list, if required. Job Manager The staff member who will be the manager for instances of this recurring job. Select from the drop-down list if required.
Staff Assigned Staff who will be allocated to this job. Select one or more from the list of available staff.
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- Save your changes.