Features:
The new CSCI plain paper reports can be exported to : Crystal Reports (.rpt), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Microsoft Excel (.xls), Microsoft Excel Data Only (.xls), Microsoft Word (.doc) and Rich text format (.rtf). Once exported they may be emailed to your clients.
Help Manual
available in the form of a tutorial, available for download or viewing on this
website.
·
Option to process and print without decimals.
Selecting this option allows you to print on your Documents without decimal numbers. Rounding is done internally and printed output is
in whole numbers only.
· Prepare next Invoice by percentage, this
period dollar value or total dollar value for item.
When entering monthly billing values for the individual items, you may increase
the total percentage billed or enter a dollar amount for this period or enter a
total dollar amount. You may use any or all methods while billing. No matter
which method you use, when the value is entered, all computations are done for
the item automatically, including retainage computation.
· Backup and Restore included, Backup and
Restore from any location to any location.
The Utilities include a complete Backup and Restore function. You may backup
your data on a CD, Memory stick or another hard disk for safe keeping. You don't want
to have to retype those invoices again.
· Windows XP (limited support), Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
· Job (Invoice) Information entered on one
screen.
The job name is created and the Contractors, Architects and Owners information
is entered on the same page. Additionally the Original Contract Sum and any
previous billing totals are entered at the same time on this screen.
· Creation of Billing Items on full scrolling
screen.
While creating Billing items that will appear on the billing, you may
scroll through all items. Entry or set-up consists of entering an Item Number,
Description of Work and Scheduled Value. Additionally, if the job is already
under way and has been billed, you may input Previous Work and/or previous
Material Stored, so that the invoice is up to date at the time of creation.
· Billing of Invoice on full scrolling screen.
While preparing an invoice, you may scroll through all items to be billed, entering new billing amounts, material stored and retainage
as needed. This screen also has provision for posting of a check, in payment for
a previous invoice and execution of the Update function, which automatically
prepares the invoice for the new period by moving the values from "This Period"
to previous work (Column E to Column D).
· Full Change Order System Included.
You may create a Change Order, View it, Print it and when you are satisfied with
it, transfer it automatically to your Invoice. When you transfer the Change
Order, A new billing item is created on the billing and all necessary values are
established on the invoice. The Change Order may be printed for submission to the appropriate organization.
·
Alignment for Billing and Change Order saved until changed.
Each document that the system prints on, may be aligned separately. This
alignment may be performed at any time. The results of the alignment are saved
by the system, for use while printing.
·
Accounts Receivable reporting system included.
An Accounts Receivable reporting System is included to allow you to keep track
of billings and payments received. The System allows you to enter check amounts
when you receive payment for an invoice. The billed amounts are automatically
posted to the Accounts Receivable system when the invoice is updated in
preparation for the new period. Provision is also made for the manual entry of
Accounts Receivable transactions, so that you may enter small c.o.d. jobs that
are not billed using the system. Reports may be printed showing transactions for
only one Job/Invoice or all Jobs/Invoices.
· Full screen View of Invoice, Change Order and Accounts Receivable Report before printing.
All documents may be viewed (in CSCI Format) after processing and before printing so that they may be examined for content and changed as necessary. This saves you from wasting time and paper while processing your invoice.
·
Construction Manager Document support.
Full Construction Manager document support is included in the system. When Cma support is
selected, Documents G701Cma and G732 are selected for printout. You may also
enter your Construction Managers name and address for use on the printouts.
· Special
"Material Stored" handling allowing editing at any time.
When billing, you may add Material Stored to column "F", Transfer Material
Stored to column "E", or make adjustments to the Material Stored amount that you
placed in column "F". Material Stored placed in column "F" will be billed in the
month that it is entered, then the Material Stored will remain in column "F"
until you transfer it.
· Multiple Company support.
You may set up as many companies as you wish. Each company will require a separate directory location. All of the facilities and utilities of the program will be available to each company.
· Manual is available as a Tutorial, available for download.
· Full Drive/Directory and Network
.
· Special "Material Stored" handling allowing editing at any time.
When billing, you may add Material Stored to column "F", Transfer Material
Stored to column "E", or make adjustments to the Material Stored amount that you
placed in column "F". Material Stored placed in column "F" will be billed in the
month that it is entered, then the Material Stored will remain in column "F"
until you transfer it.
· Full Drive/Directory and Network (user)
support.
The program data may be placed anywhere that can be accessed by the program and
has sufficient sharing and user priviledges. The
program may be installed on as many workstations (users) as desired. Four users
come standard with purchase. Additional user licenses are optional at added
cost.
· Password protection via ten (10) passwords.
·
Retainage may be set or reduced for the entire Invoice with one entry.
While preparing the invoice, you may change or set the retainage percent on the
entire job by clicking on one button. This is convenient when retainage is
reduced for the entire job. Retainage may also be set and changed on individual
items at any time.
·
Subtotaling may be done by billing Item number prefix (01.) or by a range of
Item numbers.
If you require subtotaling for your division numbers (01 - 16), you may select
subtotaling by item number prefix. When you do, each group represented by
individual prefixes will be subtotaled. For example: all items in group 01, from
01.000 to 01.999 will be subtotaled. The same will apply to all other groups
represented by a unique prefix number. The range of prefix numbers is from 01 to
99.
· Twenty
(20) alphanumeric characters are allowed for the Job (Invoice) name.
The Job (Invoice) name is the basic identifier for your invoice. When you enter
the system the first thing that you do is to find a job. You do this by
selecting from a list of jobs (invoices) previously set-up in the system.
· Five digits plus
decimal are allowed for the Billing Item Number (01.000).
· Job (Invoice) may
be created from an existing or template Job (invoice).
If you wish to create a "sample" or "template" job you may do so by setting up
all of the items that you think might appear on an invoice and saving it with a
name such as "template #1". Then, whenever you create a new Job, you have the
option of creating the new job using the contents of an existing job, just
select the "template #1" as your existing job and your new job will be set-up with
all of the items that you included in the template. Just edit the new job
deleting items that you will not need and adding items that you want that were
not in the template.
· Printing done
on PLAIN PAPER in CSCI Format or
on
the AIA Documents, G701, G701Cma, G702, G732 & G703.*