Article Archive for December 2008
Showing dimensions in metric units on custom reports
Overview
Due to a bug in SI5, product dimensions (height, width, depth) always appear in imperial/US units on reports. This posting discusses how to modify a …
“File sharing lock count exceeded. Increase MaxLocksPerFile registry entry”
You may encounter this error message when running a report on larger projects. This is not a very common error, however, I’ve added the solution below …
Add Multiple Layers at Once with this Neat Trick
Now I know everybody is probably running around crazy trying to complete all of their holiday tasks, so I thought I’d do a quick-and-easy article …
Managing Clients and Contacts in SI5.5
Currently SI 5 does not keep a database of your Client and Contact information. In fact, all that is stored in the Client list is the name. Information like address, phone, email, etc. is stored within each individual projects and cannot be readily “re-used” on other projects. Release 5.5 (coming soon) changes all that. Before I show a sneak peak of the interface, it is important to explain the difference between a Client and Contact.
Good residential business process article
I saw this post in CE Pro today. Electronic Systems Consultants: Making Data-Driven Decisions. I like this article for a number of reasons.
Process first. They identified …
