New Tab! In Tree View
This is a Version 2021 feature in HeavyBid that I almost missed. It really does help to read the release notes in the “What’s New” section in HeavyBid. It is the “Crew” tab. It adds a few options especially if you have materials in a…
HeavyBid Version 2021
HCSS just released HeavyBid 2021. There will be an official announcement in a month or so but it is available for download. Here is a list from What’s New” on the release. The drag and drop to copy from another estimate (Instance) is pretty cool….
HeavyBid Updates 2020.1 to 2020.3 Summary
I put together this document from the HCSS “What’s New” section. Now is a good time to see what version of HeavyBid you are currently using and considering updating. Staying with older versions just means you are living with lots of bugs – stay current…
See HJ Timecard in HB
I saw this in the new HCSS Roadmaps in the HCSS Apps Dashboard of a new upcoming feature. The estimator will be able to drill down into the actual timecard in HeavyJob to see more details of the production numbers that he sees in the…
Version Update Notifications
I always tell HCSS customers that all software especially products like HeavyBid has to be managed. A part of that is knowing when updates come out and timing the update so that the team is not impacted if they are in the middle of a…
Some V2020.2 Features
I was training some very sharp estimators this week and we were diving deep into HeavyBid and I noticed two new features in V2020.2 that you might find useful. I know the list of improvements is under the “What’s New” but until you actually see…
See the Future!
Your company is heavily invested in one or more HCSS products. My experience is most customers have at least two HCSS products in use or at least under consideration. So shouldn’t you be aware of new features coming so you can better prepare for them?…
Basic Version Heavybid
I have a confession here. Just about all my blogs pretty much target Advanced and Comprehensive versions of HeavyBid. In fact, I use to have a healthy dislike for the Basic Version until I was put on a salesperson’s hat. It was at the recent…
HeavyBid 2020.2
This caught me by surprise but there is a new release of 2020.2. There is some good stuff here. For me having the ability to run an “estimate has changed” in Quote Folders anytime is huge. Before if it did not show up in the…
New Text Fields V2020
In the latest version of HeavyBid for all resource types there are available two text fields. Both fields are 30 characters long. I can see this being useful in the system-wide material codebook for additional descriptions like manufacturer, model numbers, source supplier etc. You might…
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