Reference
Find and filter estimates
All Estimates has filter tabs — All, Preliminary, Completed, Canceled. The top-nav tab uses American 'Canceled' but the dropdown, pill, breadcrumb, and URL all use British 'Cancelled.' Search is scoped to the active tab.
All Estimates is the home view for every estimate your team has built. The filter tabs at the top are how you slice it.
The filter tabs
- All — every estimate
- Preliminary — work in progress
- Completed — finalized, delivered
- Canceled — not pursuing
The tabs map 1:1 to the statuses you set on individual estimates.
Cancelled (British) vs. Canceled (American) — one inconsistency, three rules
Wave's UI uses British "Cancelled" in most places but American "Canceled" on this one tab. The rule is:
| Where | Spelling |
|---|---|
| Status pill (in the estimate) | Cancelled (British) |
| Status dropdown option | Cancelled (British) |
| Breadcrumb suffix | Cancelled (British) |
| Top-nav filter tab | Canceled (American) |
| URL parameter value | cancelled (British) |
Practical takeaway: if you're searching docs or scripting against URLs, use British "cancelled" everywhere except when you're matching the literal top-nav tab text. We're tracking the inconsistency for a future fix; in the meantime, both spellings should land you on the same content here.
Search is scoped to the active tab
Search only looks at estimates on the tab you're currently viewing. If you're on Preliminary and you search for an old job that was Completed last month, you won't find it.
If a search comes up empty: switch to All Estimates and try again. See Search.
URL parameters
The URL reflects the active filter so you can bookmark or share a filtered view. The parameter values:
| UI label | URL parameter value |
|---|---|
| All | ?filter=all (or no parameter) |
| Preliminary | ?filter=preliminary |
| Completed | ?filter=completed |
| Canceled | ?filter=cancelled ← British, double L |
A duplicated estimate lands the user at /estimates?filter=all&page=1 — see Duplicate an estimate.
Bookmarking a filtered view
Apply the filter, copy the URL. Sharing it with a teammate lands them on the same filtered view (assuming they have access to the estimates).
Combining filter + search
You can search within a tab. Useful when you know roughly where the estimate is (status-wise) and want to narrow further.
Related
- Search — what the search box looks at
- Status icons — the visual treatment for each status on the list
- Change an estimate's status — how status gets set in the first place