• Votes

    5

    Allow for silent installs so that the updates and upgrades can be ...

    Making the update installs require user interaction makes the process too labor intensive. Please provide MSIs and parameters so that we can push the updates.
  • Planned

    5

    Duplicate Key Error - when renumbering Assembly ID

    When trying to update an assembly to one that already exists, the Application forces you to close the Application. Error message: Cannot insert duplicate key row in ...
  • Votes

    5

    Add Productivity Tables as you had in Pervasive Program

    When you create a takeoff and are setting up job you are no longer in SQL Version offered the different Productivity Table List that had 10 different Productivity Levels ...
  • Votes

    5

    Restrict access to users from multiple databases

    We currently have multiple Estimating databases (for various groups in the business) and we would like to restrict users to having full access to all databases and only ...
  • Votes

    5

    Need a customized column similar to a WBS that can total other columns

    The only customized columns available are in the form of WBS columns, which are good for sorting, but cannot be used in formulas. We would like a column that is ...
  • Votes

    5

    Quantities to Job Cost for (L,M,S,E,O) to be columns in spreadsheet

    To review estimate of quantities to job cost Detail window right click on Category detail Then you can see the Quantities to Job cost for that one cat, it should be ...
  • Planned

    5

    Locking Location Values

    In Pervasive, I was able to select or set a location in the Default takeoff values and select ok. That location would be locked for all future item or assembly takeoffs ...
  • Votes

    5

    Default Estimator

    In the estimate information window, you can provide a name under Estimator. This is helpful when using the estimating management console. As you can imagine, the list ...
  • Votes

    5

    Why does the takeoff window have to be closed to access layout or ...

    If the "Assembly Takeoff" window is open, the following icons "gray" out: Info, Layout, Combine, Adjust Column, Move/Copy, Sort Sequence. You have to close the ...
  • Votes

    4

    We continue to be looking for Estimating to allow multiuser access.

    I understand that Timberline had a bad experience in the past with multiuser access but it is time to restore this. we typically have 3 -4 estimators working on a project ...
  • Votes

    4

    Entering multiple subcontractor names into the bid grid

    Entering multiple subcontractor names into the bid grid in the older version (Pervasive) could be done by selecting multiple contractors in one trade list. There was also ...
  • Votes

    4

    Concurrent User Licensing

    Like any other major estimating system on the market today all use concurrent user licensing. It is much more productive to all be working in the same estimate. The merge ...
  • Votes

    4

    Base Productivity & Productivity Factors

    Adjusting the "Labor Productivity Factor" changes the "Labor Productivity", and the "Labor Base Productivity" remains unchanged as it should. However, when you adjust the ...
  • Votes

    4

    Setting up database Resources and Crews needs IMPORT and EXPORT from ...

    No building GC wants to type in hundreds or thousand of resources manually when he could import at the click of a button. No billion dollar heavy/civil contractor who ...
  • Votes

    4

    Estimate opening from incorrect database

    Since we upgraded from Pervasive database to SQL in Estimating 20.1, when users open an existing estimate, the estimate opens up in the incorrect database. Users have to ...
  • Votes

    4

    Calculate Labor Productivity in Overline

    In 18.11 If I manually fill the total Takeoff Quantity in the Overline, The program will calculate the Material Cost/Unit in the Overline. I would like to calculate the ...
  • Votes

    4

    Conditional formatting

    I would love to have the ability to allow for different row formatting, based on WBS values. This would allow us to highlight new items, or items to be discussed, or any ...
  • Votes

    4

    Create Shared and Personal totals page templates

    Create Shared and Personal totals page templates similar to Layouts and Reports. Those added features were worth the effort to switch to SQL alone. There should also be ...
  • Votes

    4

    Address Book Needs to have Security on who can add companies to the ...

    Also needs to sync with Sage 300 and have the vendor code in estimating address book to relate to vendor. .
  • Votes

    4

    "Below the line" items on totals page

    Sometimes we will have items that need to be included as lump sums on the totals page - preconstruction fee and previously bought bid packages are two examples - that we ...