NOTE-- We retired the BidMagic construction estimating
software in 2001. It has been replaced by Goldenseal construction
estimating software.
We still include this BidMagic estimating software manual
as a convenience for users of our older program. Many features are
similar, in Goldenseal estimating.
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Moving prices from BidMagic to MacNail
Prices that you create
in BidMagic can be sent back to the MacNail Price Master. From there, they can be moved to
any MacNail Estimator, or to another BidMagic template.
NOTE: To move an estimate from BidMagic to
MacNail, see page 388.
Exporting Prices from BIDMAGIC
To export unit prices out of BidMagic, follow these steps:
1. Choose Export Unit Prices from the Data menu.
2. Choose Materials Only to export material costs only. Choose Labor & Materials to export labor and
material unit prices, and choose All Prices to export unit prices, titles, and formulas.
3. Select the categories you would like to export, then click OK.
HINTS: Hold down the Shift key while you click to select a group of items, or hold down the Command key to
select multiple items. Click the Export All button to include every category.
Linking to MacNail Page 399
4. BidMagic will create an Export file named BidMagic Prices, followed by the current date.
5. Switch to MacNail to complete the transfer, or open another BidMagic template and import (see page 396).
Importing Prices into MacNail
1. Open the Transfer Manager if it is not already open.
2. Choose Import Unit Prices from the Bid menu.
3. Choose the BidMagic Prices file you'd like to import.
4. Select a Price Master to receive the new prices. In most cases you'll use the MacNail Price Master.
NOTE: Price Masters need to be located in the Master Files folder, inside the Customizing folder,
in order to be accessible for import. Refer to the MacNail Customizing manuals for more about the folder setup
that
is required.
5. Turn on Warn about Problems to have the import process stop and warn you about any problems that arise.
Turn on Import New Items to add any items that are not already in the Price Master. Turn on Labor Hours to
import labor unit prices, turn on Material Prices to import material unit prices, and turn on Formulas, Titles
and Comments to replace titles, unit sizes and formulas with the ones used in BidMagic.
6. The unit prices will be imported into the Price Master--it may take several minutes to several hours,
depending on the number of items being imported, and the speed of your computer.
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