Forecast Features
Feature |
Description |
|---|---|
| Detached
Operation |
Create a new Excel workbook using Forecast, retrieve current values from Job Cost, and send the workbook to Project Managers. There's no need to allow project managers access to sensitive data entry points in Sage Timberline Office. |
| Interactive
formula recalculation |
As values are entered, other columns are recalculated real-time. |
| Utilizes
Microsoft Excel 2002 to 2007 |
Forecast uses a tool that is already familiar to many project managers; Microsoft Excel. |
| Security |
Because the workbook is a separate file and represents only one Job, control can be easily maintained over the Jobs that each project manager has access to. |
| Subtotals |
Subtotals and grand totals are provided for immediate analysis of the bottom line impact of forecasts. |
| Values
can be saved in Sage Timberline Office |
ODBC writeable fields in Sage Timberline Office can be updated using information from the Forecast workbook. |
| Formula
results can be saved in Sage Timberline Office |
The calculated results from formula-based columns can also be saved in Sage Timberline Office ODBC writeable fields. |
| Ability
to include Job, Extra, Cost Code and Category fields |
Any data field from the Sage Timberline Office Job, Extra, Cost Code, or Category records can be included as columns* |