WHAT IS A SUBLET
A sublet is work performed by a third-party - such as custom painting or machine shop work completed outside the dealership.
This third party work will then be billed by the Dealership to the Customer on a Customer Order.
PREREQUISITE:
- On the relevant Vendor Records, you need to indicate that the Vendors are available for Sublet Purchases
- This is done by setting up the Vendor with Product and Services
- This is the link to the relevant article on how to do this - How to Setup Vendor Products and Services
Once the Vendor has been setup and is available for Sublet Purchases, the next step is:
HOW TO SETUP A SUBLET
- The first thing that needs to be done is to setup the Sublet on the Vendor Record.


- The New Product window will pop up.


2. Code - Give the new Sublet a Code (basically a name) ie Paint or Custom
3. Description - Give the new Sublet a Description ie Custom Paint Job
4. Cost Method - Click on

5. Cost Rate - Type in the cost to the Dealership
6. Price - Type in how much the Dealership is going to on charge the customer for this Sublet.
This will depend on whether the Cost Method is a Fixed Cost ($value) or Percent Retail (%value)
7. Category - Select a Category for this Sublet
8. Taxable - Is the Sublet taxable? If Taxable is checked, a new field will pop up - Applicable Tax > allocate
the Applicable Tax.
Once complete > click on


HOW TO ADD A SUBLET TO A CUSTOMER ORDER
In Blackpurl, Sublets can only be added to Customer Order Service Jobs or Unit Deals.
For our example below we are going to add the Sublet Paint to a Service Job.
- In the Service Job > labour, parts & Job item section - click into the Scan or search to add field and type in Sublet.

- Once you have found the Sublet required, click to select.

- Note the status of the Sublet line item is REQUIRED.

- This means that a Special Order section is now in play and that the user will need to complete all relevant steps for a Special Order.
- Process a Parts Order (Vendor Order - VO) to the Third Party doing the work.
The Sublet will be sitting under the Vendor waiting for the user to add it to a Vendor Order.
For further information, please review our article - How to Create A Vendor Order for a Customer Special Order (Parts and Sublets)
- Process a Parts Receiving (Vendor Receiving - VR) once you have the work / job back from the Third Party.
Once you have processed a VR, this will allow you to finalise the Customer Order for the Sublet as the status on the Sublet line item on the Customer Order will be Received.
- Process a Parts Invoice (Vendor Invoice - VI) once the Tax Invoice has been received from the Third Party.
Remember that your hard copy Tax Invoice from the Third Party must match the $ figures on the VI in Blackpurl.