Job cost posting from invoices Optional #
Post invoice costs to the job
An option includes the invoice's job number when the invoice accounting is posted; without it, job cost has to come in through supplier bills instead.
Job Costing is part of Service, Jobs & Delivery in Windward System Five. System Five includes 4 documented capabilities here — all 4 optional. Trades that lean on it include RV Dealers, Powersports Sales Service & Rental, Outdoor Power Equipment.
These 4 capabilities sit within System Five's 1287-capability documented set — a selection, not a ceiling.
Post invoice costs to the job
An option includes the invoice's job number when the invoice accounting is posted; without it, job cost has to come in through supplier bills instead.
Know if a job made money
The Income and Expense report totals transactions against a chosen job over a date range, optionally showing every transaction line, to show job profitability; its accuracy depends on how completely invoices, bills and journal entries were assigned.
Get every cost onto the right job
A job number can be attached to invoices, supplier bills and general ledger journal entries — including per-transaction within a single journal entry — so all three cost sources land against the same project.
Make sure every sale hits a job
The Lighting module's Force Job Selection option requires a job to be chosen or created on every invoice, offering Create New or Select Existing on the invoice, and while it is on, job costing cannot be turned off.
Yes. The Income and Expense report totals transactions against a chosen job over a date range, optionally showing every transaction line, to show job profitability; its accuracy depends on how completely invoices, bills and journal entries were assigned. This is optional in System Five.
Yes. A job number can be attached to invoices, supplier bills and general ledger journal entries — including per-transaction within a single journal entry — so all three cost sources land against the same project. This is optional in System Five.
Every capability on this page is documented in the System Five capability index. Last updated 2026-11-05.