National Estimator Quick Start | Opening Export Files in QuickBooks

Entering Figures in the “Amount” Column (IIF only)

An imported estimate is not complete until some figure appears in the Amount column of each cost line. So long as the Amount column is blank, QuickBooks will consider the estimated cost for that line to be zero (even when numbers appear in the Total column). If the Amount column for an entire estimate is left blank, QuickBooks reports will show the estimated cost for that job to be zero.

Forcing a figure into the "Amount" column.

The fastest way to fill in the Amount column for a QuickBooks estimate is to click on a number in the "Cost" column and change the figure by a penny. Continue clicking and changing costs by a penny until every row of costs includes a figure in the Amount column.