HCSS Heavy Bid Create Historical Costs - Field Descriptions

This update screen is used to create historical costs in ASCII file format that can then be imported into Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS) system.

Fields/Buttons

Descriptions

Cost Types button

 This window displays the cost type codes. These cost types are based on settings in the Project Setup Installation and Job Cost Installation screens.

Job

 Enter the number of the Spectrum job to be transferred back into the estimating software, or press Enter to accept ALL jobs.

Priority quantity cost type

 Enter the priority quantity cost type, or press Enter to accept the system default from the Project Setup Installation screen.

Labor cost type

 Enter up to five labor cost types, or press Enter to accept the system default. This field defaults based on the Labor cost type field in Job Cost Installation.

Set activity field to
  • Select Phase to set the phase code in the historical file to the Spectrum phase.
  • Select Alternate phase if you want to set the phase code field to the Spectrum alternative phase.
  • Select Import to set the phase code based on the phase code imported. To determine the imported phase, the Project Setup Standard Phase File is used to match the estimating phase to the Spectrum phase code.