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title: "Use generic materials to record miscellaneous costs"
slug: "use-generic-materials-to-record-miscellaneous-costs"
updated: 2026-03-27T18:40:46Z
published: 2026-03-27T18:40:46Z
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# Use generic materials to record miscellaneous costs

## Overview

Using the Pricebook, you can track costs on physical materials like capacitors and filters. You can also create an entry for a generic material in the pricebook that doesn't reflect an actual, physical thing. This entry would serve as a placeholder that you can later use to account for miscellaneous costs, including:

- Items not currently in the pricebook, such as permits
- Labor costs performed by non-managed technicians, such as subcontractors. (For more information, see [Generate actuals from labor](/v1/docs/generate-actuals#generate-actuals-from-labor).)
- Unexpected costs generated while on the field

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#### Who uses this feature

- Administrators, office employees, managers, accountants, and bookkeepers
- Applies to all business types
- Applies to all trades

#### Feature configuration

- Account configuration is required to use this feature. Please contact [Technical Support](http://go.servicetitan.com/ask) for details.

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## Add generic material to your pricebook

[Add the material to your pricebook](/v1/docs/add-materials-to-pricebook#add-a-material) and consider the following when entering material details:

- **Categories**: Enter a material category if you want technicians to have access to this material or cost on mobile.
- **Deduct as job cost:**Select this box to deduct this material as a job cost.
- **Project labels:** Assign a project label to this material if you want to organize and view your costs at the project level.

![Table displaying materials with job costs, subcontractor details, and vendor information.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-generic-materials-to-record-miscellaneous-costs-image-5hertqoi.png)

## Add generic material to record miscellaneous cost

1. Add the generic material you created as an item on your purchase order to record your miscellaneous costs.
2. Edit the **Unit Cost** to reflect the actual cost you want to capture.

![Invoice section displaying item details, quantity, unit cost, and total amount.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/use-generic-materials-to-record-miscellaneous-costs-image-yf9atm7z.png)

## Want to learn more?

- See [Commercial](/v1/docs/commercial-1)
- See [Generate actuals](/v1/docs/generate-actuals)