13.03.00 Job Material Exports

Quick Bid supports exporting Job Material Files to several Accounting systems.

• If your Accounting Package is not listed here, please submit a Feature Request and let us know which package you use.  We are continuously improving Quick Bid and may be able to add your Accounting Package to the export list. Also, keep reading, although your package is not listed, you can still export the information into a CSV file and once the file is generated, open the file in Excel and determine if the fields are suitable for your Accounting package.  Your Accounting package must supporting importing ASCII text files.  Save the file as a CSV after modifying it in Excel.

Click on one of the articles below to review specific information about exporting one of these Materials files:

• Quick Bid Material Generic Materials Export
• AccuBuild
• Maestro* Technologies

Exporting the Job Material File

To export a Job Materials file,

• Click the   button and select the Job Material File under Accounting Exports

• Click Options - the Modify Options for Job Material File dialog opens

• Select the type of export from the Export Format list
• Use the Lookup button  to choose where the export file is saved and what to name it - by default, exports are saved in the Database folder with a generic name (do not change the file extension, such as *.xls or *.csv)

• Click Open
• Click OK - the options dialog closes
• On the Exports dialog box, click Export to export the job

Once the Job Material Export is complete, import it into your Accounting program.

• On Center Software does not provide assistance with importing Materials Export Files into your Accounting package.  Accounting packages are very complex and the vendor of your particular Accounting package is best equipped to support it.

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