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Increase Container Blocking Bay option to 4 Bays, or by Overall Length

Often a project is requiring edge blocking 4 bays deep, or to meet a minimum length such as 48". An additional 4th bay option would cover all scenarios we encounter.
about 3 years ago in BC Estimator 0

Ability to Separate/Divide Group Labels

Often times a group label for joist or hangers crosses over individual unique piece that's not a part of the group. Separating the group label into 2 groups or more could help add clarity to the drawings.
about 3 years ago in BC Estimator 0

Create builder - Auto recommend when already exists

Problem Context There are times when I miss that a particular build has already been added to the system when assigning builder to a project. When this happens, a duplicate of that builder is created. This causes issues since there are now two ver...
over 1 year ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Create BCML Design Model

Problem Context Extend the ways locations can setup Design Model Repos by supporting converting existing BCMLs into Design Models. Idea Enable users to take an existing BCML and convert it into a Design Model for use with the Tract Projects feature.
over 1 year ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Configure auto-calculation of Sq/ft of Framing

Problem Context Following the change to allow the system to provide a calculated value for "Sq/ft of Framing", give users more control over which DSTs are included in the sum for "Sq/ft of Framing". Idea The user can manage which associated DSTs a...
over 1 year ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Configure auto-calculation of Actual Designer Time

Problem Context Following the change to allow the system to provide a calculated value for "Actual Designer Time", give users more control over which DSTs are included in the sum for "Actual Designer Time". Idea The user can manage which associate...
over 1 year ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

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...
over 1 year 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...
over 1 year 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...
over 1 year 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...
over 1 year ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

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