Signing threshold for small changes

Set the dollar figure above which a change order must be signed before work proceeds — and until you set one, everything asks.

What it is

A per-business threshold in invoice settings. A change order at or above it requires a signed agreement; below it, no signature is needed. The policy function returns not just the answer but a sentence explaining it, which the interface shows verbatim.

Also called: do I need a signature for this · small extras · signature threshold · $400 outlet

See it
Signing threshold for small changes
CustomerBuildingAmountStatus
Marlin HooverEquipment Storage$15,070Paid
Delia YoderBarndominium$4,620Sent
Gideon AltRiding Arena$2,340Open
Sutter KlineEquipment Storage$2,340Approved
Sutter KlineBarndominium$8,230Draft
The threshold field in Settings → Invoicing with the live explanation line beneath it ('$4,200 is below your $5,000 signing threshold — no signature needed.'). src/lib/changeOrderContracts.ts. Sample data — no customer information appears here.
How it works
  1. 1signaturePolicyFor(total, threshold) returns { thresholdUsd, required, because }.
  2. 2The comparison is at-or-above, not above, so a $5,000 threshold catches a $5,000 change order.
  3. 3A null threshold means every change order requires a signature, and the explanation tells the builder where to set one.
Why we built it

A build is running, the customer asks for one extra outlet, and dragging a signing ceremony behind $400 stalls the day. The same ceremony skipped on a $40,000 slab is a dispute with no paperwork behind it. Each business sets the dollar figure above which a signature is required — and until they set one, every change order needs signing, because a threshold invented on their behalf would quietly let real work start unsigned. A change order landing exactly on the number counts as needing one, since that is the figure somebody will inevitably type.

The problem
  • Signature friction on trivial changes.
  • Significant work starting on an unsigned change order.
Sound familiar?
What you get
Small extras move without ceremony.
The safe default protects a business that has not configured anything yet.

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