Do I have to leave QuickBooks to run pay apps in BalanceBuild Pro?

No. BalanceBuild Pro organizes the G702/G703-style package from schedule progress and the schedule of values. You then enter the amount due in QuickBooks or whatever accounting system you already use. Each committed pay app also has an Export CSV for a line-level backup. This page does not claim that pay apps post themselves as QuickBooks invoices.

What does From Gantt mean on the schedule of values?

From Gantt is the shared progress meter on linked SOV lines. It uses the same brand-blue bar language as the Gantt task list. The number is the average percent complete of that linked summary's child tasks. Custom or unlinked SOV lines show a dash and no bar. Hover the meter for the source.

Is SOV Schedule % the same number the pay app bills?

They are related, not one formula. The SOV From Gantt meter averages the children of the linked Gantt summary. Pay-app line percent averages tasks that share that phase name, with CSI special cases. Confirm the Gantt before you Generate Draft. Unifying those formulas is not claimed here.

Is there a video of BalanceBuild Pro pay applications?

Yes. A 30-second walkthrough is embedded on this page: Stop Rebuilding G702 in Excel. It covers From Gantt billing, CSI identity on Gantt and the schedule of values, the optional Agentic project wizard, and the 30-day trial. You can watch it here without leaving the site.

Does the project wizard fill CSI codes from the spec book?

The Agentic project wizard uploads specification PDFs and builds a WBS with CSI notations on schedule tasks. You still review the schedule of values and type the contract dollars on each line. You can skip the wizard entirely and build the SOV by hand. If a job was created without that spec pass, the SOV CSI column can show a dash until codes are mapped. Unmapped or custom lines also get a muted identity rail.

How do I generate a pay app in BalanceBuild Pro?

Update Gantt percent complete, confirm the From Gantt meter on the SOV, post Stored materials, then click Generate Draft. Enter Period to, Retainage %, and optional permits and fees. Preview the pencil copy, then Commit. The most recent commit can be undone.

Are BalanceBuild Pro PDFs official AIA Contract Documents?

No. They are AIA-style pencil copies. If the owner requires licensed AIA stock, BalanceBuild Pro can output a data-only layout for stamping onto that form. Follow your contract. This is not legal advice.

Which plan includes CSI pay applications?

CSI pay apps live in Financials. Public plans start at $49/mo. Builder Pro at $199/mo is the plan where we name financial dashboards, more seats, and up to 6 live jobs. 12-month price lock, 30-day trial, no credit card.

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G702 pay applications without rebuilding Excel

Answer first: Linked SOV lines show a From Gantt meter, the same brand-blue progress bar as the schedule. CSI divisions share a left rail and chip on both screens. You can jump either way. Then Generate Draft, plus Stored materials, and enter the amount due in QuickBooks. You do not rebuild a second spreadsheet at month end.

You do not have to run the job through the AI wizard. Create the project by hand, type your own SOV, and progress the Gantt if you prefer. The wizard is still the stronger setup. CSI pay apps live in Financials. Public plans start at $49/mo. Builder Pro at $199/mo is where we name financial dashboards. 30-day trial, no credit card.

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Watch how a small commercial GC bills G702/G703-style applications from Gantt progress instead of rebuilding Excel. The video stays on this page.

Stop rebuilding G702 in Excel. From Gantt meter, CSI rail, optional Agentic wizard, then keep QuickBooks.

General contractor in a jobsite office reviewing a Gantt schedule beside a CSI schedule of values and payment application packet — The Gantt is progress. The SOV is the billed story. Linked lines share a From Gantt meter and a CSI identity rail so you can see they are the same phase.

Keep the accounting system you already run

You do not have to abandon QuickBooks to get a clean pay app. BalanceBuild Pro is the field-to-SOV record: schedule percent complete, Stored materials, retainage, and the pencil copy. When the application is committed, enter the amount due in QuickBooks as you already do. Each pay app can export an accounting CSV with invoice number, customer, project, phase, work completed this period, materials stored this period, and amount billed.

Settings include an optional QuickBooks Online connection for other office work. This walkthrough does not claim that pay apps post themselves as QuickBooks invoices.

Step 1

The wizard is better. A hand-built SOV still works.

You are not required to put the job through the AI engine. On Projects, use Create manually, then on Financials use Add line item. Type the phases and contract dollars, update Gantt percent complete, post Stored materials, and Generate Draft. That path is there for owners who would rather not upload specs to an AI wizard.

It is not the strongest use of the program. The wizard reads specification PDFs (division specs, general conditions, technical sections) so CSI divisions and the WBS come from the spec book. Linked lines then share a From Gantt meter and CSI rail with the schedule. Manual lines stay unlinked until you connect them: a dash, no bar, muted rail. Either way, you still type the dollars. The wizard does not replace that entry.

Agentic project wizard Step 1 Specifications: project name, work calendar, and PDF drop zone for division specs — Wizard Step 1 is optional. Drop specification PDFs when you want CSI and WBS from the spec book. Create manually if you would rather type the SOV yourself.

Step 2

Schedule of values: progress, stored materials, billed to date

Financials shows Original Contract, change orders, and Contract Sum to Date. Each linked SOV line has a From Gantt meter (average percent complete of that summary's child tasks), Budget amount, Stored materials, Billed to date, and Remaining. Custom or unlinked lines show a dash and no bar. Daily logs are backup, not a second progress grid.

Stored materials means materials delivered but not installed. Enter the dollars on the phase when the pallet is on site. On Commit, billed-to-date includes work this period plus that stored amount.

BalanceBuild Pro schedule of values with phase line items, Schedule percent from Gantt, budget amounts, Stored materials, billed to date, and remaining — Live SOV for a commercial job. Linked lines on the live app use a From Gantt bar, not a lone percent. This capture still shows the earlier number column, and CSI dashes where codes are not mapped yet. After a spec-wizard pass, review the WBS so codes and rails land on the phases you bill.

Step 3

Same meter, same CSI rail, click to the matching row

Linked Financials lines and Gantt summaries share one progress widget labeled From Gantt: a brand-blue track with the percent on the right. Concrete (CSI 03) is the same stripe on both pages. That identity is a 4px left rail and a matching CSI chip, not a recolor of the Gantt bars. Bars still mean schedule health: brand blue, critical-path gold, or past-due red.

The link on an SOV row opens that project's Gantt on the matching summary: scrolled, selected, and gold-ringed. From a Gantt summary, the SOV chip opens Financials with that budget line highlighted. Custom or unlinked lines keep a muted rail and a dash. No bar.

How the Gantt and schedule of values share progress, CSI identity, and jump links
What you see	Gantt	SOV / Financials
From Gantt meter	% column on every row. Summaries average children.	Same bar on linked lines. Average of that summary's children. Tooltip names the source.
CSI identity	4px left rail + chip on the summary row (03, 05, 09).	Matching rail + chip. Custom lines get a muted rail.
Jump	SOV chip opens Financials with that line highlighted.	Link opens the schedule, selects the summary, gold ring.
What the pay app uses	Line percent on Generate Draft averages tasks that share the phase name, plus CSI special cases. Related to From Gantt. Not forced to the same formula.

Step 4

Generate Draft, preview, Commit

Click Generate Draft. The modal asks for Period to, Retainage %, and optional Permits and fees this period. Pay-app line percent averages tasks that share the phase name, with CSI special cases. That is related to the From Gantt meter. It is not the same formula. Preview the draft. Nothing hits billed-to-date until you Commit. If you catch a mistake, undo the latest invoice.

Each row has Preview, PDF, and Export CSV. For the process behind the numbers, see the G702/G703 Insights HowTo.

Step 5

AIA-style PDF or data-only stamp, then the books

BalanceBuild Pro can preview a full AIA-style pencil copy, or a data-only layout meant for stamping onto licensed pre-printed AIA stock when the owner requires that form. The PDFs are not licensed AIA Contract Documents. If the contract demands a purchased AIA form, use that form. BBP still keeps the SOV, From Gantt progress, Stored materials, and history so you are not rebuilding Excel to fill it.

Then enter the amount due in QuickBooks. That is the handoff. BBP organizes the pay app. Your accounting system still holds the invoice.

FAQ

Do I have to leave QuickBooks to run pay apps in BalanceBuild Pro?: No. BalanceBuild Pro organizes the G702/G703-style package from schedule progress and the schedule of values. You then enter the amount due in QuickBooks or whatever accounting system you already use. Each committed pay app also has an Export CSV for a line-level backup. This page does not claim that pay apps post themselves as QuickBooks invoices.
What does From Gantt mean on the schedule of values?: From Gantt is the shared progress meter on linked SOV lines. It uses the same brand-blue bar language as the Gantt task list. The number is the average percent complete of that linked summary's child tasks. Custom or unlinked SOV lines show a dash and no bar. Hover the meter for the source.
Is SOV Schedule % the same number the pay app bills?: They are related, not one formula. The SOV From Gantt meter averages the children of the linked Gantt summary. Pay-app line percent averages tasks that share that phase name, with CSI special cases. Confirm the Gantt before you Generate Draft. Unifying those formulas is not claimed here.
How do I jump from an SOV line to the Gantt?: On a linked SOV row, the link control opens that project's schedule with the matching summary selected and gold-ringed. From a Gantt summary, the SOV chip opens Financials with that budget line highlighted. CSI division uses the same left rail and chip on both screens. Gantt bars keep their own health colors (standard blue, critical-path gold, past-due red).
Is there a video of BalanceBuild Pro pay applications?: Yes. A 30-second walkthrough is embedded on this page: Stop Rebuilding G702 in Excel. It covers From Gantt billing, CSI identity on Gantt and the schedule of values, the optional Agentic project wizard, and the 30-day trial. You can watch it here without leaving the site.
Do I have to use the AI project wizard?: No. You can create the project by hand, add your own SOV lines, update Gantt percent complete, and Generate Draft from there. That is allowed. It is not the strongest use of the program. The wizard reads specification PDFs so CSI divisions and the WBS come from the spec book, and linked lines get a From Gantt meter. Manual lines stay unlinked until you connect them: a dash, no bar, muted rail.
Does the project wizard fill CSI codes from the spec book?: The Agentic project wizard uploads specification PDFs and builds a WBS with CSI notations on schedule tasks. You still review the schedule of values and type the contract dollars on each line. You can skip the wizard entirely and build the SOV by hand. If a job was created without that spec pass, the SOV CSI column can show a dash until codes are mapped. Unmapped or custom lines also get a muted identity rail.
How do I generate a pay app in BalanceBuild Pro?: Update Gantt percent complete, confirm the From Gantt meter on the SOV, post Stored materials, then click Generate Draft. Enter Period to, Retainage %, and optional permits and fees. Preview the pencil copy, then Commit. The most recent commit can be undone.
Are BalanceBuild Pro PDFs official AIA Contract Documents?: No. They are AIA-style pencil copies. If the owner requires licensed AIA stock, BalanceBuild Pro can output a data-only layout for stamping onto that form. Follow your contract. This is not legal advice.
Which plan includes CSI pay applications?: CSI pay apps live in Financials. Public plans start at $49/mo. Builder Pro at $199/mo is the plan where we name financial dashboards, more seats, and up to 6 live jobs. 12-month price lock, 30-day trial, no credit card.

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