Estimating

   DataSources
   New Estimates
   Existing Estimates
   Assemblys
   Sections
   Time & Material Billing
   Proposals
   PDA Utilities

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Austrialian Users

Simplified Office Software - Estimating/Invoicing/Payroll has been written to be both user friendly & intuitive.  If you have used any Windows-based software the prinicples will be the same. Unlike many other programs, all information that is entered into an estimate is saved when the Return/Enter key is pressed (The Return/Enter key is used to select data & to end data entry in all fields of all forms.), whenever new data is entered - or existing data is changed, the information is automatically stored in a database.

Creating & managing your estimates has been simplified by grouping estimates by customer’s names. You can simply type in a customer’s name and a list of every estimate produced for that customer is displayed. Each estimate can be viewed, edited and updated if necessary.

Never again submit an estimate where you forget to enter the quantity for a particular item, or add a custom part to an estimate & forget to price it. The estimate is scanned & `blank` or `0` quantity and material-cost columns are highlighted to bring this fact to your attention

The heart of any estimating software lies in its DataSource (a collection of materials & associated prices (and optionally the associated labor-units). You can create your own DataSource from scratch, or modify one of the sample DataSources included with the Estimating module. The DataSource is fully customizable and adding Sections, SubSections, and Items has been simplified. You can also convert an existing materials database that you are currently using with the built in utilities that are included.