QuotedPartHow do E2 Shop System shops quote faster without leaving E2?
By Touko Ursin, co-founder of QuotedPart
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First find out which E2 you run, because the handoff differs. ECI's own JobBOSS² FAQ says "JobBOSS², formerly E2 Shop", shoptech.com now redirects to the JobBOSS² page, and ECI lists E2 MFG "for existing customers" (all checked November 6, 2026). On JobBOSS², QuotedPart's Send to JobBOSS² creates the estimate with its routing and the quote through ECI's API. On an older E2 SHOP or E2 MFG install, QuotedPart exports the won order as CSV or Excel with the routing as setup and run minutes per work center, and someone enters or imports it. Either way E2 keeps the job, schedule and books; QuotedPart only does the drawing-to-price step, at $399/month per shop ($199 for the first 20 shops).
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What E2's own estimating does
ECI's JobBOSS² quotes page describes rate-based estimating: pre-set burden and labor rates, quantity breaks, setup and run/cycle times, outside services and sales commission, priced by markup or profit percentage. A quote is created from an estimate in one click, emailed or faxed from the workstation, and converted to sales and work orders on a win, with capacity visibility for lead times and a win-rate view. E2 MFG's page lists estimating alongside accounting, job costing, quality, purchasing, scheduling and shipping, with support for complex multi-level BOMs.
None of those pages mentions reading a drawing, PDF or CAD model. The rates and times are applied by the estimator, who first has to decide what the operations are.
Where E2 shops stall
E2 is fast when the part has been made before: copy the estimate, change the quantity, send. The queue builds on new prints. From an estimator's seat, the hours go into reading the drawing, choosing setups, guessing cycle time and checking a bar or plate price, and in a small shop that's often the owner. Rate tables in the ERP don't remove that step; they only price it once it's done. That's the step to hand to a quoting tool, and only for new parts.
How QuotedPart hands the quote back, by E2 version
QuotedPart reads the PDF drawing for material, finish, tolerances, threads and notes, measures the STEP model, proposes operations at your work centers and rates and prices each quantity break. Your estimator edits and sends a quote page or PDF. What happens next depends on the E2 you run. Note that QuotedPart's Export for JobBOSS writes into classic JobBOSS's database and is not for E2.
Paperless Parts lists ECI's E2 Shop, JobBOSS and JobBOSS² among its live ERP integrations, which is worth comparing if your E2 is on-premise and you want a push rather than a file.
| You run | QuotedPart output | What arrives | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|
| JobBOSS² (ECI's successor, "formerly E2 Shop") | Send to JobBOSS² on the quote's ⋯ menu | An estimate per part with up to 8 locked quantity-break prices, its routing (setup and run per piece at your JobBOSS² work centers, outside steps at your vendors), optional material, and the quote for your customer | ECI switches on the JobBOSS² API and gives you a client ID and secret |
| E2 SHOP or E2 MFG on your own server | Export to CSV or Excel on the quote, or Export CSV on Orders | One row per line: customer, PO, part number, revision, material, finish, quantity, unit price, line total, add-ons, dates and a Routing column of work center + setup minutes + run minutes per piece | Nothing; someone enters or imports the row in E2 |
| Either, with a developer | REST API and quote.accepted webhook | The accepted order's lines, quantities, prices, PO and ship-to as signed JSON, plus the full quote by API | A script your team or ECI partner writes and maintains |
Opens a sample quote (box housing, milled) with every setup, run minute and quantity break. One click, no account.
The workflow, step by step
1. Copy your E2 work-center rates and common materials into QuotedPart, so a minute costs the same in both. 2. Send new-part RFQs to QuotedPart: forward them to your QuotedPart address, connect the Gmail or Outlook inbox they land in, or drop the files on a quote. Keep repeat parts in E2. 3. Check the routing, minutes and price breaks, then send the quote. 4a. On JobBOSS²: choose Send to JobBOSS², pick the customer and map each work center and finish once (QuotedPart remembers), and check the list before it creates the estimate and quote. 4b. On E2 SHOP or E2 MFG: when the buyer accepts, export the order and enter the part, routing and order in E2 from the row. 5. Win the quote in E2 and make the job as you do today. 6. On the first jobs, compare E2's actual hours with the quoted minutes and adjust QuotedPart's formulas.
Limits: JobBOSS² API access is ECI's to switch on, and ECI supports it for its hosted (cloud) customers; the send is one-way and doesn't change routings already in JobBOSS². On classic E2 the export is a file, not a sync. QuotedPart has no scheduling, inventory, accounting or job costing.
Sources and limits
Claims are dated where they can change. Product calculations are examples from the stated inputs, not a promise about a customer's quote. Competitor wording is attributed to the source shown.
- JobBOSS²: ECI's own FAQ calls JobBOSS² the former E2 Shop (their words: “JobBOSS², formerly E2 Shop, has extensive experience in helping job shops”) — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- JobBOSS²: shoptech.com, E2 Shop System's old home, now redirects to the JobBOSS² product page — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- JobBOSS²: Launched in May 2021 as ECI's go-forward cloud ERP for job shops, combining JobBOSS and E2 SHOP (acquired with Shoptech in Q4 2020) (their words: “combining the strengths of existing ERP products, JobBOSS and E2 SHOP”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- JobBOSS²: Rate-based estimating: pre-set burden and labor rates, quantity breaks, setup and run/cycle time, outside services and sales commission; estimates priced by markup or profit percentage; quotes created from estimates in one click and converted to sales and work orders (their words: “Quickly create quotes from estimates with a single mouse click.”) — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- JobBOSS²: Quotes are faxed or emailed from the workstation, and win rates are reported (their words: “Fax or email quotes directly from your workstation.”) — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- JobBOSS²: Quoting with visibility into the shop's capacity for realistic lead times (their words: “Quote with visibility into your shop’s capacity, so you can have realistic lead times”) — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- JobBOSS²: The quotes feature page does not mention reading drawings, PDFs or CAD models; setup and run times are pre-set rates the estimator applies — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- E2 MFG (E2 Shop System): The E2 MFG page is titled for existing customers (their words: “E2 MFG for Existing Customers”) — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- E2 MFG (E2 Shop System): ECI lists E2 MFG for existing customers: an ERP for manufacturers doing repetitive production, with accounting, job costing, quality, purchasing, estimating, scheduling and shipping (their words: “E2 MFG is an ERP for manufacturers that perform repetitive production work.”) — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- E2 MFG (E2 Shop System): Advanced scheduling, data analysis and support for complex, multi-level BOMs (their words: “support for customers with complex, multi-level bills of materials (BOMs)”) — source (checked 2026-10-30)
- Paperless Parts: Live ERP integrations named: Epicor (10/11/Kinetic), ECI (E2 Shop, JobBOSS, JobBOSS², M1), Fulcrum, Global Shop Solutions, Infor VISUAL/SyteLine, ProShop, Made2Manage, MIE Trak Pro (their words: “We currently have live integrations for the following ERP systems: Epicor (10/11/Kinetic), ECI (E2 Shop, JobBOSS, JobBOSS², M1), Fulcrum, Global Shop Solutions, Infor VISUAL / SyteLine, ProShop, Made2Manage, MIE Trak Pro.”) — source (checked 2026-11-04)
- QuotedPart's outputs today: Send to JobBOSS² (ECI's JobBOSS² API), Export for JobBOSS (classic JobBOSS database), CSV and Excel export, the REST API with webhooks and the MCP server. — source (checked 2026-11-06)
- What Send to JobBOSS² creates and its limits are documented on QuotedPart's JobBOSS page. — source (checked 2026-11-06)
Questions
Is E2 Shop System the same as JobBOSS²?
ECI's JobBOSS² FAQ calls it "formerly E2 Shop", and shoptech.com redirects to the JobBOSS² page (checked November 6, 2026). ECI still lists E2 MFG for existing customers.
Does QuotedPart integrate with E2 Shop System?
With JobBOSS², yes: Send to JobBOSS² creates the estimate, routing and quote through ECI's API. With an older E2 SHOP or E2 MFG install, QuotedPart exports the won order as CSV or Excel for entry or import.
Does E2 read drawings to build an estimate?
ECI's JobBOSS² quotes page and E2 MFG page, checked November 6, 2026, describe rate-based estimating and don't mention reading drawings or CAD models.
Do I have to stop quoting in E2?
No. Quote repeat parts in E2 from their existing estimates and use QuotedPart for new drawings.
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