• Allocating addons to bid items and exclude some

    I need assistance in allocating addons to bid items and want to exclude some items. Example, there are 50 bid line items and I want to exclude bid item 10, 15, 30 & 40 from the addon allocation.
  • Archiving Estimating Files

    Good day everyone Can someone please tell me the best way to archive estimating files, and store them on the hard drive to maybe retrieve later. I am thinking of storing the estimate by year and of course the Database would have to be store also.…
  • Sorting / moving estimate line item

    Hi, Is there a way or method to sort / move an estimate line item in the order which I want to? The estimate is sequenced to group the estimate under Bid Item. I want to move line number 14 to line 13 and vice versa.
  • Sage Estimating Report Layout Modification

    Hi, Is there a way to modify the layout of a report? I'm trying to print a "Bill of Quantities" report, but the data within the columns are getting truncated.
  • Labor Productivity + Crews

    I'm wondering how labor productivity interacts with crews. If i change my crew from two resources to three, do i have to adjust my labor productivity to account for those added resources? I'd like my labor productivity to be calculated per "resources…
  • Unable to retrieve data for estimate

    Error retrieving data for an estimate. Error: "Error Staging Data No data was returned by Sage Estimating. This could be caused if the estimate you selected is currently open (locked) in Sage Estimating. Close the estimate and then try again…
  • Project file

    Sage Estimating version 20.2 Does anyone know if it is posssible to e-mail a project file to another Sage user without them have a copy of the database? And if so what files do we send and will they be able to open the file with there Sage Estimating…
  • Reporting - General

    Hello, Does anyone know of some standard documentation or videos that comprehensively discuss the native reporting applications in Estimating 19.12? I'm putting together some training for Estimators in my company and I'd not like to recreate the wheel…
  • Management Console room for improvement

    Every time I open an estimate MC automatically puts me at the bottom of the tree. So if I have an estimate in company A and open it, after the estimate opens I am brought to the very bottom. If I wanted to open another estimate or estimates in that same…
  • Calculate a project duration

    How to calculate a project duration in totals page? Is there a certain "Add-On"? Looking for some pointers, thank you in advance!!
  • How to create and maintain Assemblies in Sage Estimating?

    Looking for a course or training video on how to create, edit, and maintain Assemblies in Sage Estimating. We are on version # 17.13.17326.401.
  • Standard Estimate Report SQL 18.2.2 - Phase Code Numbers don't show up (or are "behind" the Description) after upgrade to 18.2.2?

    When I run the report now, the actual Phase Code numbers do not show up in the report, just the Description. Save it as pdf and go to edit the pdf, edit the cell where the descriptions are and it appears to be a muddle of the description and the number…
  • Custom Crystal Reports Wont run on 18.12

    So we tried to update from 17 to 18.12 with Estimating. However, when we did this all of our Crystal Reports wont work.. We are using SQL for our databasing. (SAP Crystal Reports 2016 Support Pack 5) Version 14.2.5.2618 Is what were running for Crystal…
  • Is it possible to move Crew/Resources/Rate Tables from an estimate to the database?

    I created Crews/Resources/Rate tables etc in a template estimate that I start from in each of my estimates. The other estimators prefer the way I have set things up and management likes the way I set up the rate tables so they can easily go in and update…
  • SQL Estimating 18.11 Spreadsheet Report Errors

    I am having trouble with setting up and saving spreadsheet reports. Minimize overlines does not work correctly, saved reports seem to randomly change on their own and I can't change the order in which columns are displayed. Anyone have a solution?
  • Anyone experience intermittent slowness with Estimating 17.1 SQL?

    We have experienced this before but it quit before figuring it out but now it is back....Estimating is slow to open application and then when trying to open an estimate, it goes to not responding and then will eventually open. Can not find anything that…
  • How do you Display group and phase totals without collapsing the estimate?

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  • how to paste multiple rows of cells from excel to sage

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    Is there a way to copy a set of 100 cells (100 rows deep by 1 column wide) and paste those into excel? Right now doing it one by one and sure takes a long time..... Thank you
  • Estimate Templates?

    Is there a way to create a template for estimates so that i don't have to add all the items each time i start a new estimate?
  • Crystal reports conversion from Pervasive to SQL

    Does anyone have a lead on someone who could convert custom crystal reports that work with the pervasive database versions of estimating, to reports that will work with SQL? It would seem the reports have to be rebuilt once you upgrade to SQL. Quite frustrating…