Quickly Change Tag Values
I love tags, but updating them during the estimate lifecycle could be necessary. If it is just updating a tag value for a single estimate, the quickest method is to go to FILE>OPEN and then click on OPTIONS at the bottom of the screen. The…
Master Estimates-How Many Do You Need? Part 1.
HeavyBid allows as many Master estimates as you need but consider the downside of multiple master estimates: Each master estimate has to be maintained. For example, if an equipment price changes in one master you have to copy it to all the other masters since…
Internal Spreadsheet Lesson 1
I just finished Lesson 1 on the internal spreadsheet in TreeView. I think estimators underutilize this feature, and a few simple improvements could really be a game changer. This lesson covers the history of calculations in HeavyBid. LINK
Web-Based Contact Management System
With version 2024.0, you can export all your contacts in HeavyBid’s Business Contact System to the web-based “Contact Management” system. I am not going to get into the pros or cons of this migration in this blog, but this is an excellent help article that…
Quickly check “Reviewed Required” [Activity]
A customer showed this to me a few weeks ago. When you are in Tree View and an activity is open, you might want to quickly check or uncheck the “Reviewed Required” box. Sure, you can use the mouse and click the box, but you…
Webinar on HCSS Insights
This is a very cool video that shows some of the capabilities of reports generated from Insights with data from Heavybid, HeavyJob or Safety. I found it in the webinar section of the Academy, and it was published in March 2024, so recent (I don’t…
HCSS Webinar – What’s New V2024
This is a recent webinar that HCSS did on the new features of V2024. Good to see HCSS doing these webinars on the updates, and I will be posting some blogs on them as well. You will need your HCSS credentials to log into the…
V2024 HeavyBid Available
Version 2024 is now available. There are some notable new features, but as it is a new version, common bugs and annoyances have been fixed. One new feature is the ability to search for resources in Tree View on the View Pane. Pretty cool. Go…
Video on PreCon Web App
Many customers do not know they have access (for about five years now) to a web app that will be a central point for the estimating effort. When an project opportunity arises, where are you going to put information like customer, bid date, required pre-construction…
2025 User Group Meeting (UGM)
UGM 2024 was exceptional, and having attended all UGMs back to 2011, this was the best yet. Interested in the next UGM? Click on the link below and sign up for notifications. HCSS is not going back to the two-week format, so the slots will…
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