5.18.00 Other Assemblies

An Other Assembly is a stored entry including Other and Labor rates and payroll information and can contain multiple line items or a single item.  Other Assemblies are stored in the database and are available for use in any Bid in that database.  Using Other Assemblies can save a you time when creating Bids.

Creating an Other Assembly From Other Tab

• Click the Other Tab
• Highlight each row to include in the Other Assembly - to select multiple items, press <Ctrl> or <Shift> while making selections (If there are no Other entries in the Bid, add them first, see Other Tab for information on creating Other records)
• Right-click anywhere on the Other Tab and select New Other Assembly from the menu - the Other Assembly dialog opens

• Enter a name for the Assembly and an Owner (click the Lookup tool to select from a list)
• Click Close

Creating an Other Assembly From Master List

• Click Master > Other Assemblies - the Other Assemblies list opens
• Click New - a blank Other Assembly (Master) dialog opens

• Enter Name, Owner and then add components as required

• Click Close to save the Other Assembly

Inserting Other Assemblies into a Bid

• Click the Other Tab
• Right-click and select Insert Other Assembly from the menu
• Click on the Assembly (or Assemblies) to add to the Bid
• Click Select

The Assembly or (Assemblies) are added to the Bid.

That completes the Master Database Tables - now it is time to learn about creating and managing database files.

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