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Prevent Accidental Dealer Name Change

Problem Context When working on a project, there is the potential to click the Edit Dealer button instead of the Create Dealer button. This can cause the existing Dealer to be renamed, and affect all projects currently assigned to the customer. Id...
5 days ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Cut replacements for damaged pieces

Problem Context When a member is damaged in the field, and i need to send a new piece to replace it, the current process to "Save As" or create a material list, set it to "Ready For Optimization" and then pull it into a batch. This is quite involv...
8 days ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Date selection enhancement - Job Log Report

Problem Context When looking projects in the Project Job Log report, i am unable to pick specific dates to look at. Idea Add the date selector from the Saw reports.
12 days ago in BC Connect 0

Full Width Opti pages

Problem Context When working within the Optimizer module, i am unable to easily read or manipulate the smaller pieces in the optimization when viewing the read only screen or edit cut screen. Idea Expand the view to use the full width of the screen.
20 days ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Add "undo" and "redo" functionality

Reverting to a previous version is not a suitable solution when a mistake is made, and having to redo part (or all) of a drawing because you can't use ctrl+z feels like a large oversight.
25 days ago in BC Estimator 1 Will not implement

Add Holes - Default Hole Size Units

Problem Context When adding holes, the default unit is Feet, which is confusing since if not caught, will cause the hole placement to fail due to hole size. Idea Change the default units to Inches.
about 1 month ago in BC Connect 0

Upload project attachments at Project Create

Problem Context When I am creating a new project, I have to create the project completely so that I can navigate to the attachments tab before I can upload any attachments. Idea Allow project attachments to be uploaded as the project is being crea...
about 1 month ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Project Template

Problem Context When i create a project, i have a lot of information that i need to add manually, depending on project type. This is time consuming, and it would be nice to have it automated. Idea Allow a project starting point to be defined so th...
about 1 month ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Custom Project Number

Problem Context When a project starts in an "outside" application, i need to match my BC Connect project numbers to the outside application number. I am currently unable to do this, so it can create confusion when i use other fields to track the p...
about 1 month ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

Import Agility Sales Order information as a Material list

Problem Context When i am working on a project that needs a quote before it moves into operations, i will sometimes create the material list information in agility before it is created in BC Connect. This causes me to have to duplicate effort to b...
about 2 months ago in BC Connect 0

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