Bartender was updated on Sunday the 26th of January. Bartender 1.5 offers you some helpful improvements to make your work easier when choosing the right suppliers for your jobs.
Here is what has improved.
Select multiple non-consecutive rates or totals
When you are inputting information on the Quotes Comparison page, you can now select multiple non-consecutive rates or totals to edit. Increasing the speed at which you can enter information; whether you’re adding new information, or marking your cells as INCL or EXCL, Temp or Supplier, or picking or unpicking them. This improves on the previous way of working, where you could only select a single range of cells.
An example of the new multi-select function on the Quotes Comparison Page.
A greater understanding of your data, with improved visibility of plugs
Enhancement in how plugs are displayed on the Quotes Comparison page to make visualising your information and understand where your data is coming from easier.
Temp and Fill plugs are underlined, and Colours have been introduced to indicate the type and source of your data. Red is a Temp rate, Purple is a rate Filled or Pro-Rated from a supplier, and Blue is a rate Filled or Pro-Rated from your estimate.
Better data insights in your Trade Summary Reports
Reporting on your supplier costs is an integral part of the comparison process. Bartender 1.5 improves the way your Trade Package Summary Reports are displayed, to make them more effective.
Heading font styles have been introduced to improve navigation through the report. Picked cells are highlighted green so you can easily see the costs that have been selected. Plugs are styled in the same way as they are on the Quotes Comparison page, so you have the same insights and visibility in your reports as you do while within Bartender.
An example of the improved display of the Trade Package Summary Report, showing the new
colour variations for plugs, as well as the green coloured cells for picked options.
Easily review supplier totals with the new Supplier Totals Export Report
Working to make analysing your data even easier, a new report is available to enable you to see the Quote Totals and Picked Totals for each supplier in your job.
Take your analysis further, with new Labels
A heavily user-requested features is the ability to add labels to a quote, adding another layer of data interpretation and making Bartender more flexible and easier to implement into your business processes.
From the Quotes Summary page, you can now customise a label or tag to attach to individual quotes. Your label is visible on the Quotes Summary page, as well as in the new Supplier Totals Export Report.
A snapshot of the new custom labels, in this example indicated by the numbers 1, 2, and 3 below the supplier names.
Keeping up to date
For a full list of enhancements and changes in Bartender, you can download the release notes below. It’s always important to keep your software up to date.
Having the latest version of Cubit will ensure you are operating with the latest features, improvements and fixes, and keep your integration with Bartender working at its best.
To take advantage of the new additions and fixes introduced in Bartender 1.5 you should be operating Cubit 9.1 or higher. If you have any questions or concerns with operating this version of Cubit, please do not hesitate to contact us.
If you’re not yet using Bartender and would like to find out more about how it can help you improve your processes and achieve your business goals, please contact us today to organise a free demonstration, or start your free 14 day trial.
You can read more about Bartender 1.5 in the Release Notes.