Tekla PowerFab Automatic Project Margin Reports
Every Monday, WebRun opens Tekla PowerFab, pulls the estimated versus actual labor and material cost for every active job, checks the invoiced amount for each job in QuickBooks Online, calculates current margin, and posts a Slack digest to leadership ranking every job from tightest to healthiest margin.
How do I see which active jobs are actually making money each week?
WebRun compares estimated and actual labor, material, and burden cost for every active job in Tekla PowerFab each Monday, checks invoiced revenue in QuickBooks Online, and calculates current margin per job. It posts a ranked Slack digest to leadership showing which jobs are healthy and which have already passed their estimate, with a full cost breakdown for the tightest three.
- Jobs that passed their estimate get flagged the same week, not at project close
- Leadership gets one ranked margin view instead of pulling two separate reports
- The tightest jobs come with a full labor and material breakdown
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What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.tekla.com/products/tekla-powerfabin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Tekla PowerFab - pull estimated vs actual cost for every active job
tekla.com
WebRun opens Tekla PowerFab to pull estimated vs actual cost for every active job. - Open Tekla PowerFab and pull the estimated cost and actual cost to date for every active job
- Break out labor, material, and burden separately for each job
- Flag any job whose actual cost has passed its estimate
Done when Every active job is listed with its estimated and actual cost broken out by category.
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QuickBooks Online - check the invoiced amount for each job
- Look up the total invoiced amount to date for each active job
- Match invoiced revenue against the job's actual cost to calculate current margin
Done when Every active job has a calculated margin based on invoiced revenue and actual cost.
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Slack - post the ranked margin digest to leadership
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to post the ranked margin digest to leadership. - Post a digest to the leadership channel ranking every active job from tightest to healthiest margin
- Flag any job that has already passed its estimated cost
- Include the labor, material, and burden breakdown for the tightest three jobs
Done when Leadership has this week's ranked margin digest in Slack.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it change pricing or estimates on a job?
No. WebRun only reads and reports on existing cost and invoicing data. It never edits an estimate or a job's pricing, that stays with your estimator.
How is margin calculated?
It compares each job's actual cost to date in Tekla PowerFab against the amount invoiced in QuickBooks Online, so the number reflects real cost and real billed revenue, not just the original estimate.
What about jobs that haven't been invoiced yet?
They still appear in the digest using estimated versus actual cost only, with a note that revenue isn't yet reflected, so early jobs aren't skipped.
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