Introduces per-company reusable NCalc2 pricing formula templates for complex
fabricated items (roof curbs, enclosures, welded frames). Templates support
two output modes — FixedRate (formula yields a dollar amount) and SurfaceAreaSqFt
(formula yields sq ft fed into the standard coating engine). Includes:
- CustomItemTemplate entity, migration (AddCustomItemTemplates), IUnitOfWork repo
- IsCustomFormulaItem / CustomItemTemplateId / FormulaFieldValuesJson flags on
QuoteItem, JobItem, CreateQuoteItemDto; mapped in all 3 JobItemAssemblyService
overloads and all existingItemsData JSON projections + pageMeta blocks
- ICustomFormulaAiService / CustomFormulaAiService: Claude-powered formula
generator (natural language + optional diagram image) and NCalc2 evaluator
- CompanySettings CRUD endpoints: GetCustomItemTemplates, Create/Update/Delete,
UploadTemplateDiagram, TemplateDiagram (blob serve), EvaluateFormula, GenerateFormulaFromAi
- Company Settings "Custom Formulas" tab + cfModal + company-settings-custom-formulas.js
- item-wizard.js: formula item type card, renderFormulaFields, wzFormulaRecalc
(live evaluate via POST), collectStep2 formula branch, buildCardHtml / emitHiddenFields
- Formula badge in Quotes/Details and Jobs/Details; AI badge gap fixed in Jobs/Details
- Help article (CustomFormulaTemplates.cshtml), Help Index card, HelpController action,
HelpKnowledgeBase entry; 225/225 unit tests passing
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>