Renaming a Cost Category

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 features. In Goldenseal, you can easily revise or rename any cost categories included in your category systems.

Renaming Cost Categories

The MacNail construction management software makes it easy to rename all mentions of a cost category in the Summation, Clearinghouse and Specifications. To do so:

1. Go to the Summation, Clearinghouse or Specifications section of the estimating worksheet.
2. Click in any row of the desired category or subcategory.
3. Choose Rename Category from the Format menu.
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4. If you are in the Clearinghouse or Specifications sections of an estimate that has subcategories, you'll be asked whether to rename the whole main category, or just the selected subcategory. Otherwise you'll only be able to rename the selected main category.
5. You'll be shown a dialog box displaying current information about the category.
6. Type in a new name, and if you're renaming a main category, the new cost code you'd like to use-- then click OK. All references to the cost category in the estimating worksheet will be adjusted automatically.