Card #1770 · Xero App Store
Xero Projects data model is too limited for complex job costing
Xero Projects is perceived as too limited in its UI and API to support granular data needs, particularly for materials tracking and parts. Merchants find the data model insufficient for businesses that require detailed job costing beyond simple time-based services.
Pain score
0.53/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.63distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency0.64freshness decay, half-life months
Engagement0.31upvotes + comments, normalized
Monetization0.50willingness-to-pay cues in evidence
§ Evidence — 2 verified quotes
Xero Projects is realy limited both in the UI and through the API, the data model just doesn't support proper materials-as-costs
the data model for Xero projects didn't support too many thing we need to do
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