Checking Categories

NOTE-- We retired the MacNail estimating program in 2000, and replaced it with Goldenseal construction estimating software. There are still a significant number of die-hard MacNail users, so we keep the manuals online for them! Goldenseal is an integrated program that also includes accounting, scheduling and contract writing.

Checking a File's Category Name

If you are not sure about a file's cost category system or category name, use the Code Systems command to see what it is.

To check a file's category system name in the MacNail construction management software:

1. Make sure the file is the active document (with its window in front of everything else).
2. Choose Code Systems from the Data menu.
3. If the file is an estimating worksheet or a Price Master, you'll be asked which code system to work on. Click 'Category codes', then click OK. Otherwise, you'll proceed directly to the next step.
4. The current category code is displayed at the bottom of the dialog box.
5. Click Cancel to return to the original file.