Features and Settings (for Administrators)
This page is for administrators. CrestApps Estimator is made of features: parts you turn on only when your company uses them. A feature's menus, screens and permissions appear only while it is on. If you are not an administrator, you cannot change features.
| Menu | Tools > Features |
| Permission | Manage Features |
| Feature | Features |
What you see depends on your role. If the menu, a button or a setting on this page is missing, ask your administrator to give you the permission listed above or to turn on the feature. Only administrators can turn features on and change site settings.
Turn the Estimator feature on
A site set up with the Estimator recipe already has this feature on. To check it, or to turn it on in another site:
- Open Tools > Features.
- Type Estimator in the search box.
- Find Estimator under the Estimator heading. If it shows Enable, click Enable.
The Estimator feature is the base of CrestApps Estimator. It adds the Estimator menu, with Projects and the Bid calendar, and the permissions that control who sees them. The features that add the estimating screens will depend on it, and will turn it on when you turn them on.
Available features
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Estimator | Projects, bids, the bid calendar, documents and sheets. The other Estimator features depend on it. |
| Estimator Catalog | The catalog, prices, assemblies, price updates, labor rates and crews, labor factors and the job conditions. The Estimator recipe turns it on, with Data Pipelines and Media for price file imports. |
| Estimator Takeoff | The takeoff viewer and takeoff items: count, measure and calibrate on the sheets. The Estimator recipe turns it on. |