This post will show how to create a combined report in SI5. While you can create Groups for reports that will generate all reports in the Group at once, they are still separate reports that …

The following two posts show how you can create “dynamic” reports within SI5 using some of our built-in Report Utilities. The first article shows how to create a proposal report that allows you to add …

I was thinking about better ways to draw and manage equipment rack shapes in Visio for Six.  Equipment racks and their components are interesting objects to create in Visio because there are probably over 50,000 …

CONCORD, CA. – SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 — D-Tools recently launched a new online Forum for users of D-Tools’ award-winning System Integrator software. This new online resource provides D-Tools customers and Manufacturer Partners with a platform …

Family issues kept me from CEDIA this year but I heard that one of the most anticipated features of SIX was the use of real pictures (RealPic) to represent actual electronic components when using Visio …

CONCORD, CA. – AUGUST 11, 2011 — Continuing its dedication to world-class customer service and support, D-Tools recently launched a new Customer Support Portal for users of D-Tools’ award-winning System Integrator software. This new Customer …

D-Tools will be performing system maintenance to limited customer facing tools starting Thursday, July 14 2011 at 3 pm PST and will last up to 8 hours.  This will be an extended downtime that will …

Technical Support.  What do your customers expect when they think about the support your company provides?  Is it a positive experience?   Is it progressive?
For the past few months D-Tools has taken a hard look at …

Getting a client to sign off on a project can be challenging.  The documentation that you provide could make or break the pending agreement.  SI5.5 comes with a variety of professional reports to help you …

We are going to start shipping Visio 2010 with all NEW purchases of versions of SI5.5  soon and as the resident Visio geek I thought our customers and readers would appreciate a heads up on …

Sometimes when running a proposal report in SI5, you may have unwanted page breaks in between your groupings.  You won’t see this on every proposal that you run because many factors contribute, e.g. how you …

Latest Service Pack of award-winning software makes it easier than ever to design, estimate, and document integration of low voltage systems
CONCORD, CA – JANUARY 18, 2011 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration …