OST - 02.04 The Bids Tab - Bids Tab Context Menu

When you right-click on the Bids Tab, the Context Menu choices vary depending on whether the click occurs on a database, a Bid, a folder, an empty space, or on a deleted Bid (or the Deleted Bids folder).

Right-click occurs on a database

Right-click occurs on a bid (or child bid)

Option	What it does/How it is used...
New...	Bid - Creates a new Bid. Alternate - Creates a new Alternate for the selected Bid. Change Order - Creates a new Change Order for the selected Bid. Folder - Creates a new Folder where Bids can be placed. Bid folders allow a user to organize Bids by any particular criteria (great for shared SQL databases - each user can create a folder for his or her bids). Database - creates a new Access or SQL database.
Open...	Opens the Open Database dialog box, see Related Articles for more information on databases.
Close	Closes the current database.
Import...	Opens the Import dialog box for importing different files, see Related Articles for information on importing and exporting.
Export...	To Takeoff File - Creates a *.ost file (Takeoff file) - this can be imported into On-Screen Takeoff or some estimating programs. *.ost files do not include the image files To Bid Package - Create a *.osp file - this Bid Package can include all plan images.
Properties	Opens the Database Properties dialog box for the selected database.
Compact/Repair	Runs the Compact and Repair routine on the selected database, see Related Articles for more information on database maintenance (including backup, below).
Backup	Places a copy of the selected database in the "Backups" folder.
Duplicate	Duplicates the highlight Bid(s).
Delete	Deletes the highlighted Bid or Folder.
Rename	Renames a selected Folder. To rename a Bid, open the Bid's Cover Sheet.
Renumber Conditions	Renumbers the selected Bid's Conditions in their current sort order. It is best to do this from the Conditions Tab so you can see what is happening.
Change Job Status >	Allows a user to change the Job Status for one or more Bids to any Job Status in the Masters. If a Bid is in DPC mode, it is Job Status cannot be changed from the Bids Tab.
Restore Bid	Moves the selected Bid from the Deleted Bids folder back to its original location. If this Bid was stored in a Folder that has since been deleted, you cannot "Restore" the Bid, however you can drag-drop it out of the "Deleted Bids" folder to 'restore' it.
Empty Deleted Bids Folder	Permanently removes all Bids from the database currently stored in the Deleted Bids folder.
Group by Job Status	Groups the Bids Tab by each Bids' Job Status.
Expand/Collapse All	Expands or Collapses all Bid folders

Grouping the Bid List by Job Status

What are Projects, Bids, Jobs?