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    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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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. .
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    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 ...
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    4

    Alternates Summary Page v 3.0

    Alternates in 18.12 are cool. v 1.0 in 18.11 math was a challenge, not worth using. v2.0 in 18.12 the math works but even more cool would be an alternates summary page ...
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    4

    Multiple Line Item Attachments

    It would be nice to be able to attach multiple files to a line item in estimating. There are regular occurrences where you would want to attach a specification, a quote, ...
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    4

    Report Writing

    Built-in report writing is very limited with the options Sage offers. At the very least we'd like to see the ability to export directly to Microsoft Word. Would also ...
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    4

    Audit Trail Management System

    I would really like to see a better audit trail that could be restored at any given time. Something that is live with in the application rather than a print out report.
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    3

    Database variable help notes and links

    Current version 19.11 Need to revisit assembly database variable help notes to include items such as pictures, assembly guide notes, hyperlinks to anywhere Maybe the ...
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    3

    Address Book - Please make the data in the Address Book available to ...

    I created custom reports for our subcontractors but I have no way of printing out JUST their information. I either need to be able to print out just one sub's information ...
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    3

    Labor Productivity Work Hours(WH) WH/Unit vs Unit/WH (Hensel Phelps)

    You can only setup items with one of these methods. Why cant another column be inserted that does the inverse for your? 0.008 WH/SF vs 125 SF/WH or 5 WH/TON vs 0.2 ...
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    3

    Notes within the body of the estimate to help differentiate between ...

    We have moved from an older estimating software that would allow us to make notes at the spreadsheet level and at the item or assembly entry level. This was extremely ...
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    3

    Monitor Zoom Settings should NOT affect text print size.

    I use my computer with the monitors set to 125% zoom to more comfortably see the content. The zoom setting causes my reports to print incorrectly and too large. ...
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    3

    Import one time items

    I would be a HUGE time saver if we could import (Excel) multiple one time items to a phase.
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    3

    Vendor / Subcontractor / Notes rating in address book

    Add in a thumbs up/down/maybe on the address book along with notes. So when an estimator selects or enters the vendor or supplier the company ratings and notes pop up so ...
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    3

    Assembly Takeoff Tab Layout Editing

    The ability to change the layout of the assembly takeoff so that the items brought in by the assembly show up on the right panel (instead of the bottom), and the ...
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    3

    Different margins being able to be allocated to different rows

    It would be great if different margins could be added to different rows as opposed to only being able to allocate a margin to the lump sum.
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    3

    Inadequate calculation of Shift Differentials to labor rates in ...

    Just an overtime rule is not enough. Extremely onerous to have to make and select multiple copies of each Crew for shift 1 crew, shift 2 crew, shift 3 crew, nights-only ...