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    Update Project Status when all Actual dates are populated

    Problem Context Having the system automatically set the field based on certain triggers could help reduce the need for users to manually manage the Project Status field. Idea When the user changes any of the Actual dates on the Project Edit page U...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

    Update Project Status based on Design Work Status

    Problem Context Automating updates to keep Project Status in sync with the Design Work Status could help users not need to manually manage multiple statuses. Idea When an update to Design Work Status is made from the Project Edit page UI, the Desi...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

    Sync Assigned Designer with DST Designer

    Problem Context There is possibly duplicate work required for users to keep the project's Assigned Designer and a DST's Designer selections aligned. Unclear if there are valid use cases for the values not being aligned. Idea When any one of a proj...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

    TLF Blocking - Pull and Ship Enhancement

    Problem Context When I have blocking accumulated by TLF in my material list, I am unable to make edits to which pieces are being sent for blocking use. There are times when I would rather send an offcut created by the batch instead of pulling piec...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

    Cut List Edit - Workspace sort

    Problem Context When pieces are moved to workspace, there is no ability to organize them by length, to ensure that I am getting all the same length pieces moved back out into the cut area. Idea Provide tools to sort the pieces by length and group/...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

    Batching Recommendation

    Problem Context I have a lot of material lists that I need to get through operations today, but I am not sure if I am organizing my batches in the best way possible. Idea Have the system look at what I need to have cut today and provide a recommen...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

    Reduced line width of material shown on Framing Layouts

    Having the option to show a narrower line weight for materials on the framing layout would improve the overall professional look of the placement plans. A hallow outline of material instead of a solid fill would be a help in many cases. This helps...
    almost 8 years ago in BC Estimator 1

    Inventory Usage - History View

    Problem Context: The current inventory usage report only allows me to see the past two months worth of data. This prevents me from tracking how much of a product or how many products i ran through processing. Idea: Add an additional tab to the rep...
    about 2 years ago in BC Connect 0

    Add a feature to allow for an alternate MFG's hangers

    With the change to Mitek, we still have clients that will use Simpson, or want to have both Simpson and Mitek listed. Can we get a feature to list an alternate hanger, ie option 2 or Option 3? Basically a second or third column beside the primary ...
    about 2 years ago in BC Framer 2 Will not implement

    System "Notification" Banner

    Problem Context The current system banner does not distinguish between informational messages and alerts that users need to be aware of when an outage or performance impact has been detected. This leads to confusion, both from the system admin and...
    about 2 years ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

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