The Bond Tables, General page allows you to create, configure, and manage company-wide bond tables used to calculate bond values based on target bid prices in an estimate.
| Field | Description |
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| Values shown are for bond table |
Use the dropdown to select the name of the bond table whose settings are to be displayed or edited. Create a new bond table Select Create New Bond Table
Rename a bond table Select Rename Bond Table
Delete a bond table Select Delete Bond Table
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| Use this bond table as a default for new estimates | Place a checkmark in this box to set the displayed bond table as the default bond table that will automatically apply to all new estimates you create. You may have one default bond table. You may still choose a different bond table on a per-estimate basis, even if you set a default. |
| Level, Contract Amount, and Percentage |
Use the New and Delete buttons to create one or more "levels" of calculation. These values represent the way in which bond will calculate within an estimate. See a screenshot of a sample bond table  |
| Amounts over {x} | This is the final level of bond calculations. Bond calculates at the entered percent on all values that exceed this amount. |
to create a new bond table. You may create as many bond tables as you want, and configure unique settings for each.
to rename an existing bond table.
when you need to permanently delete the currently selected bond table. B2W Estimate will not let you delete a bond table which used as a system default.B2W Estimate always calculates bond values using an estimate's Target Bid Price, not its Current Bid Price. This is one of the many reasons why it is important to ensure that your bid is always in a balanced state, with as little difference between target and current prices as possible.