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Note: Videos
are quick demonstrations purely for overview purposes.
Consult the user guide or call us directly at 086 11 11 273 or 021 852
1532 if you still require any assistance.
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Help for this video:
You may want to see what certain
changes to an already created project would reflect WITHOUT making changes to
the already created project.
You can therefore do a “What-if” scenario
using Billcost.
To make a “What-if” do the
following:
-Open up
Billcost Project Manager
-Either right
click on the project you wish to do a “What-if” of OR, go
to “File” & “What-if”
-The Project
will now move to the “What-if” tab.
-To view this
tab, at the BOTTOM LEFT of the Billcost Project manager you will see 3 tabs:
-1) Normal (displaying all projects), 2)
Bill Estimator and 3)
What-if
-Click on the “What-if” tab at the
bottom.
-All Projects
using the “What-if” scenario will now be displayed.
-Select your
Project you just sent to the “What-if” tab, click on the ‘Estimator’ module icon
and carry on with Billcost as you would normally.
-Select a
database to measure from and now your Project will open.
-Make all the
changes and additions you want to make.
-Cost the
project when done and your original project will not be affected, ensuring you
have now down a “What-if” scenario to compare the two projects.
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Note: Videos
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1532 if you still require any assistance.
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-Click on the
+ Sign or double click on the word “Building”
to open the database.
-Go to “Foundations and Surface Beds”
-“Basic Formula”
-“Foundation Walls”
-Open this up
and find the simple formula (SimpF)
best suited to the foundation wall you require. Now you can get on with your
estimates as per usual.
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We have updated Merkel's from version
2016.3 (November 2016) to version 2017.1 (March 2017).
The update is a standard update
of the Bills, Material Prices and Labour Prices.
To download the update installation file, click here. To download the Full Installation file, click here. Merkel's is also advertising on the ASAQS website, so go have a look to see if
you can spot our brand!
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Note: Videos
are quick demonstrations purely for overview purposes.
Consult the user guide or call us directly at 086 11 11 273 or 021 852
1532 if you still require any assistance.
Written Help for this video:
-In “Report Options” generate your
Reports once all filters have been setup by clicking “Preview”
-At the top
of any Report you will see an Envelope Icon next to Zoom %
button.
-Click on this
Envelope icon
-This will
open the Export window
-Change ‘Format’ to “Excel 7.0 (xls)” for an
Excel export, while choosing “Word
for Windows” for a Word export, from the list of options.
-Leave
‘Destination’ to “Disk-file”
-Click on “Ok”
-Choose a
folder to save your Export. Default will save it in the “Reports” folder under the
Billcost directory on your computer’s hard drive (C drive usually)
-Once the
Export is complete, find the saved file and open your Report in the chosen
software
Important:
When doing an Excel export you may get an error that “some data may have been
lost”.
This is not serious, it is purely
because the data for your Report is static and contains no formulae. Therefore
any edits you make to e.g. a price, will not create an Excel sum to make all
the mathematical changes to your Report.
To comment on this article, please click on the
"comment" text link below. We appreciate your opinion on this blog
post.
Note: Videos are quick demonstrations
purely for overview purposes.
Consult the user guide or call us directly at 086 11 11 273 or 021 852 1532 if
you still require any assistance.
Written
Help for this video:
-In “Report Options” generate your
Reports once all filters have been setup by clicking “Preview”
-At the top
of any Report you will see an Envelope Icon next to Zoom %
button.
-Click on this
Envelope icon
-This will
open the Export window
-Change ‘Format’ to “Excel 7.0 (xls)” for an
Excel export, while choosing “Word
for Windows” for a Word export, from the list of options.
-Leave
‘Destination’ to “Disk-file”
-Click on “Ok”
-Choose a
folder to save your Export. Default will save it in the “Reports” folder under the
Billcost directory on your computer’s hard drive (C drive usually)
-Once the
Export is complete, find the saved file and open your Report in the chosen
software
Important:
When doing an Excel export you may get an error that “some data may have been
lost”.
This is not serious, it is purely
because the data for your Report is static and contains no formulae. Therefore
any edits you make to e.g. a price, will not create an Excel sum to make all
the mathematical changes to your Report.
To comment on this article,
please click on the "comment" text link below. We appreciate your
opinion on this blog post.
