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My Components

Build your parts catalog so every quote uses real costs, SKUs, and vendors.

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Overview

My Components is your parts catalog: every post, fitting, hinge, fabric roll, and bag of concrete you buy, with costs, SKUs, and vendors attached.

These are physical parts, not fence styles. What you sell (heights, styles, templates, takeoff rules) lives in My Fences. Templates in My Fences reference components from My Components when an estimate runs.

See the Catalog guide for structure and setup.

Where in the app: Sidebar → Fence → My Components
Open: My Components


My Fences vs My Components

AreaPurpose
My FencesStyles and heights you sell, fence templates, takeoff logic
My ComponentsComponents: parts, costs, vendors, catalog organization

Example: My Fences holds a template for 6 ft chain link with 2-3/8" line posts. My Components holds the actual 2-3/8" post SKUs (6 ft, 8 ft, galvanized, black) with vendor costs. The template picks which SKU applies on each line.

The same component can appear on many templates. Store each part once in the catalog.

Use Catalog Tools to import parts quickly — Smart Import, Dirt Face Warehouse, or Import Components (CSV).


Catalog structure

Four nested levels, each with its own guide:

LevelGuide
SectionCatalog sections
CategoryCategories
CollectionCollections
ComponentComponents

Example: Gate Hardware (section) → Hinges (category) → 1-7/8" Round Hinges (collection) → 1-7/8" Hinge, Black (component).

Start with the Catalog overview.


What belongs on a component

FieldWhy it matters
Name / descriptionProposals and material lists
Part number / SKUVendor orders and cost imports
CostMargin and line pricing
UOM (each, foot, bundle)Quantity math on takeoffs
VendorRFQs and purchase orders
Color (material finish)Matches template color rules in My Fences

Material colors on sections

When you create a catalog section, choose which material finish colors apply to parts in that section. Colors come from the shared palette (Black, Galvanized, Tan, Cedar, and similar).

My Fences templates specify a color on takeoff lines. The system finds catalog components with the same color name — not similar names. Matching is exact.

Keep fence colors and catalog colors in sync:

  1. Use color names already on your components (or on vendor imports) when you enable colors on a section.
  2. On Fence Types, select those same names from the existing palette when you set up what you sell.
  3. Avoid creating a new fence color (for example Light Brown) when catalog parts are already Tan — the template builder will not auto-select Tan components for a Light Brown fence line.

Warning: If colors drift between My Fences and My Components, template setup becomes manual and quotes can miss parts. Align names before you build templates.

Details: Colors on catalog sections · Fence Types — colors


Setting up a new section

See Catalog sections and the setup workflow. Summary:

  1. Add Catalog Section with a parts-focused name (for example Gate Hardware).
  2. Select material finish colors for the section.
  3. Add categories (Hinges, Latches, Posts, Fittings).
  4. Add collections for product families (size, gauge, manufacturer line).
  5. Add components with cost, UOM, part number, and vendor.

List view

Switch to List in the header to see every component in one searchable table.


Faster ways to populate the catalog

Open Catalog tools on the My Components toolbar:

See Catalog Tools overview for the full list.

Warning: Imported placeholder costs must be updated before customer quotes.


Common mistakes

Do not duplicate the same part in multiple sections. One SKU, one home.

Do not create sections for fence styles or heights. Those belong in My Fences.

Do not skip material colors when creating a section.

Do not use mismatched color names between catalog parts and My Fences templates.


Best practices

  • Organize sections by vendor, material family, or how your team finds parts in the yard.
  • One component, one location. Wire it into as many My Fences templates as needed.
  • Keep costs and vendor data current. Estimates read live catalog values.

Connect templates

After core parts exist in the catalog, set up fence templates in My Fences.