Estimate Start/End Time Columns

Feature

The schedules included in Goldenseal Estimates can now show starting and ending times for each item in the project.

Suggested By

User feature request.

How to Use

To add start and end times to project Estimates, follow these steps:

1. Choose Custom Layouts from the Options menu, and choose Transactions from the submenu.
2. Enter Estimates into the Transaction field at upper left.
3. Enter Items into the Breakdown field at upper left.
4. Click in the breakdown table.
5. Choose Add Column to Table from the Edit menu.
6. You'll see a list of potential fields there. If you see Start Date or End Date in the list, add them.
7. If Start Date or End Date are not in the list, click Cancel, and drag on the lower right corner of the table to make it wider (End Date, Start Time and End Time are 'hidden' columns that you can see by moving the existing columns to the right).

NOTE-- Goldenseal construction estimating software still calculates the start and end time for each line item in an Estimate, whether or not you show it. Most people using Goldenseal for construction projects will be fine, just seeing the start date for each schedule item.

Technical Details

There may be another couple of tables that can show dates, but this is the main place it might be used.