Video: HeavyBid Audit Trail
This is a quick look at the usefulness of the audit review feature in HeavyBid. This feature is only in the Comprehensive version of HeavyBid and it may be a reason for many users to upgrade from the Basic and Advanced versions of HeavyBid. It…
Managing HeavyBid Part 3 – Checklist for a New Year
This comes from a blog I did a while back with a few updates. I always like to do a blog on a checklist in the New Year for estimating teams. This is not a complete list but perhaps this will make companies really start…
HCSS Winter 2020 Newsletter
I always enjoy HCSS’s newsletter. LINK. Not that long ago I use to get it in the mail but times are changed but the format of the newsletter carries on. Some good information on products including HeavyBid Preconstruction in covered in the gift guide (like…
Managing HeavyBid Part 2 – Tools>Preferences
Any software has settings and it is critical for the management of HeavyBid to understand the underlying settings and what can be changed to better manage HeavyBid. For example, automatic backups can be stored in one folder while the manual backup in another. HeavyBid puts…
Managing HeavyBid & Updates – Part 1
This is going to be multi-blog series on managing HeavyBid. One of the most important functions of managing HeavyBid is periodically updating it when a new release comes out. One way to tell if your company is really managing HeavyBid is to ask the question…
HCSS HeavyBid: Emergency Plan (Video)
The worst can happen an instant. You’re servers go down and you have a deadline on a bid. What do you do? Well, if you have this plan ready to go then you don’t have to worry. It will take a little bit of prep…
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…
Don’t Use VPN for Remote Connection to HeavyBid
I know some HCSS customers are using a VPN connection to connect to HeavyBid when out of the office. Recently I found out this is not a good option as first you can get performance issues but it can also produce data corruption. Remote Desktop…
HCSS One Page Help Guide
HCSS sent out a one-page help guide with links to all of their various help portals with a quick sentence of explanation. I recommend checking it out and sending it to any new hires unfamiliar with HeavyBid and HCSS. HCSS does a lot to support…
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…
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