The Master menu allows you to access and configure tables that are stored on the database. Anything modified at the master / database level will affect all future bids. It is important to pay close attention to any modifications you make in these dialogs.
Changing an existing record at the Master level will affect future jobs, but will not affect a job previously entered. You may delete an existing record from the Master Items List even if that record has been used in a job. However, you cannot delete and estimator that is used in any bid in the database or is the owner of any Style Sets.
Changes you make at the Master level are immediate and permanent. Proceed with caution when deleting from one of the Master menu lists. It will delete the information from the database. This deletion cannot be undone.
Tables can
be activated and modified by clicking the Lookup button .
This allows you to build your database "On-The-Fly" - as you
use it you can add things to the Master tables.
Option |
Description |
Employees |
Click to pull up the Employees table of your database. Employees can be used to assign rights to certain employees. |
Job Statuses |
Click to pull up the Job Statuses table. This table will have all the defined Job Statuses within your database. Job Statuses can be used to track current status of a job as well as lock jobs that are in a certain status. |
Condition Types |
Click to pull up the Condition Type table of your database. Used to separate and group conditions logically by Condition Type. |
Style Library |
Click to pull up the Style Library table of your database. This will include all Styles, or Conditions, that have been saved to your database for future use. |
Style Sets |
Click to pull up the Style Sets table of your database. These include any Styles that have been grouped together in a logical manner and stored for future use as Style Sets. |
Default Layers |
Click to pull up the Default Layers table of your database. This is where you can create layers that will be used in every future job. |