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# How to add materials to a job online

> Learn how to add materials to a job online in ServiceM8.

This lesson will show you how to add materials to a job. It will show you first how to add an existing material, then how to add a new material.

## Start at the dispatch board

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-234-8dd43ad8-cb7e-4cf2-80bf-337381a6ba53.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=c465dbcd277602a1cee69593151d2deb" alt="Start at the dispatch board" width="567" height="159" data-path="images/006-812-234-8dd43ad8-cb7e-4cf2-80bf-337381a6ba53.png" />

## Open a job

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-235-c3757492-a82d-4b30-b7ef-5da4d9483e61.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=e8bdbaf67a25cfcfb7c3cde6e75af2b8" alt="Open a job" width="346" height="380" data-path="images/006-812-235-c3757492-a82d-4b30-b7ef-5da4d9483e61.png" />

## Click Quotes & Invoicing tab

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-236-084fb3ca-94d6-47eb-a395-f31a24ab4c48.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=df50c6954c2a607ff4978c68ef8cde7f" alt="Click Quotes & Invoicing tab" width="648" height="225" data-path="images/006-812-236-084fb3ca-94d6-47eb-a395-f31a24ab4c48.png" />

## Click Add Material/Service

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-237-5e594b50-063f-40bf-95bd-cc25c30e1b0f.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=5e3e03e5a136075975fcb0bfe5f35070" alt="Click Add Material/Service" width="837" height="141" data-path="images/006-812-237-5e594b50-063f-40bf-95bd-cc25c30e1b0f.png" />

## Search for an item by typing in the item code or name field

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-238-ebf3a61c-c3eb-4583-b37c-8aa140879570.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=a927fa039efdf68c30075938611cfbf3" alt="Search for an item by typing in the item code or name field" width="822" height="201" data-path="images/006-812-238-ebf3a61c-c3eb-4583-b37c-8aa140879570.png" />

Hit enter or click on it to accept the selection.

## The oil filter item has now been added to the job

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-240-4f6511d1-c9ea-4511-8b82-574cb41aa969.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=59554d1b7e658b5644b17f8686aeef5a" alt="The oil filter item has now been added to the job" width="820" height="204" data-path="images/006-812-240-4f6511d1-c9ea-4511-8b82-574cb41aa969.png" />

**We will now add an item, that isn't in the system.**

## Click Add Material/Service

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-242-2f542601-5165-4dda-9760-256638e65ab5.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=fd2e0651386b6ab1940dbf85e6288ecc" alt="Click Add Material/Service" width="823" height="203" data-path="images/006-812-242-2f542601-5165-4dda-9760-256638e65ab5.png" />

## Fill in the fields

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/servicem8/wtMDauhTMFIBft7_/images/006-812-244-f2b54a73-569f-4caa-b211-09f8964483bd.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wtMDauhTMFIBft7_&q=85&s=9baa1fb4fcee1ec806217f02641f277d" alt="Fill in the fields" width="821" height="203" data-path="images/006-812-244-f2b54a73-569f-4caa-b211-09f8964483bd.png" />

This item has now been added to your inventory, so you can bring it up by searching on your next job that uses it.

## That's it!

You can add as many items as you need to, either by searching or creating new ones.

**Hints**

* Bulk import materials with a CSV
* When integrated with your accounting package materials will be imported automatically, and will be automatically added to your accounting package.
* Edit existing material costs on a job by job basis, changes will not affect other jobs or the default.

***

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