Columns Manager Dialog

Use the Columns Manager to customize the B2W Estimate interface by selecting and ordering the columns that appear on screen.

The Columns Manager allows you to customize the way B2W Estimate looks. It helps you choose your favorite columns and specify the order in which those columns appear on screen.

The Columns Manager is available within many areas in B2W Estimate:

  • All Listing tabs within Resources
  • All Listing tabs within Item Databases
  • The Item Listing tab
  • The Item Pricing tab
  • The Estimate Detail tab (for detail items or tasks)
  • The Audit Trail tab
  • The Open Estimate dialog
  • The Item History Dialog
  • The Vendor RFQ Detail page
  • The Bid Listing tab
  • The Bid Results Details tab

To open the Columns Manager dialog box, right-select a column header area and select Customize Columns.

Notes

  • Column preferences are roaming user settings. B2W Estimate saves your column preferences at the end of your work sessions and restores them the next time you log in, even if you log from another workstation. Each user can set up their own unique column settings.
  • There are seven views available on the Item Listing tab:
    • Pay Items
    • Pay Items, Tasks and Crews
    • Pay Items and Cost Structure
    • Indirect Items
    • Indirect Items, Tasks and Crews
    • Indirect Items and Cost Structure
    • All Cost Components
  • The columns that are available vary depending on which view is currently selected. Your column preferences for each view are stored independently, as roaming user settings.

Column Preferences

Add Columns

  1. Select the Add button.
  2. Select the check box next to the columns you want to add.
  3. Select OK.

Remove Columns

  1. Select the column you want to remove.
  2. Select the Remove button.
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each column you want to remove.

Configure Your Column Order

The top down order in which columns are listed in the Columns Manager dialog reflects the left-to-right order in which they will appear.

To customize your column arrangement, drag and drop the appropriate columns to the correct position in the list.

You can also select a column, and then select either the Move Up or Move Down buttons to reposition that column.

Specify Column Widths

To specify column widths, select a column, then enter the desired number of pixels in the Width of selected column in pixels field.

Tip: You can also specify column widths by dragging the right column divider to the desired width within the grid.

Restore Default Column Settings

To return your column settings to the factory defaults, select the Restore Defaults button.