See also:

Accubid Estimating Software Training—Fundamentals (1 day)
Accubid Estimating Software Training—Fundamentals (2 day)

Accubid Estimating Software Training—Expanded

Summary:
The Accubid Estimating Software - Expanded (2 day) product training lab is designed to afford users who are already equipped with a sound understanding of the basics of Accubid Estimating software, an opportunity to expand on those basic skills by introducing them to more advanced features, functions, and techniques. Instruction takes place in a classroom setting with small class sizes to ensure a rich and rewarding experience. Students who attend this lab can expect to improve their workplace performance through a greater knowledge and understanding of the program.

Learning Objectives

• Manage their job schedules more effectively
• Create and modify job settings
• Understand advanced database management topics
• Demonstrate advanced takeoff topics and procedures
• Demonstrate advanced functions in the Extension screen
• Understand the bid closing screens and their functions (Direct Labor through Quoted Material)
• Demonstrate the creation and modification of multiple bid summaries
• Demonstrate the functions of the Bid Breakdown screen
• Demonstrate techniques for exporting information

Learning Modules

• Modifying Job Schedule screen styles
• Sorting and filtering the Job Schedule screen
• Editing the default job
• Working with multiple job directories

• Options - takeoff, file location, job schedule, extension, database, security device, and colors
• Automatic recovery file
• Common extension views
• Backup files
• Job screen styles
• Printing job reports
• Report styles

• Managing multiple databases
• Copying databases
• Takeoff library structures
• Relationship of dependencies within takeoff libraries
• Quick update

• Working with typicals
• Copying and pasting takeoffs
• Substituting items and assemblies
• Introduction to power substitution
• Merging takeoff using regular and enhanced job merge

• Re-extending a job
• Labor columns
• Locking values at extension
• Grouping and filtering the extension
• Unit price grouping
• Setting unit price defaults
• Material adjustment defaults

• Creating and modifying multiple bid summaries

• Reviewing all closing screens (Direct Labor through Price Summary)

• Creating unit prices in the Bid Breakdown screen

• Exporting to MS Project
• Exporting to MS Excel
• Exporting to Accubid Integrator
• Exporting material database to suppliers
• Exporting to NetPricer Link