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How do I put vehicle, property or job details on my invoices?

Job records lets Manx sole traders keep a custom list of the vehicles, properties, pets or equipment they work on, with fixed fields and per-visit fields, so invoices show the right details automatically without retyping.

TL;DR — If your invoices need to say which one, meaning which van, which property, which pet, or which piece of kit, Tally Up's new Job Records feature lets you keep a list of the things you work on with your own custom fields. Set some fields as fixed (registration, address) and others as captured every visit (mileage, meter readings). Attach a record to an invoice or estimate and the right details show up on the document automatically. Tally Up Invoice displaying a vehicle job record Job…

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