In this session we will teach the user how to create, save, assign, edit and test a mail merge letter in CSales.

Demonstration of the integration capabilities between Builder 360 and Constellation Sales. Constellation Sales is the new "Add On" product for Builder 360 that allows your Sales Office to communicate with your Back Office.

Overview of our NEW release - Builder 360 3.29.4. We will review patch updates and new enhancements for this release, including new functionality for Change Orders.

Extend the capabilities of Builder 360 to create Microsoft Word Mail Merge Documents and Labels.

See a live demo via the web of the Constellation Design Center! This is a web-based solution that allows for the configuration and sale of standard home options, as well as those requiring a specialized application for Design Center items such as flooring, countertops and window coverings.

Fee: $275

The NEWSTAR Accounts Payable Module is integrated with the subcontract system and purchase orders and is efficient at automated p.o. processing. It provides drill-down to original distribution detail on inquiry

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how the set-up in the AP Master Files affects how you pay your Suppliers
• Decide on the method of entering payables most suitable to your company’s processes
• Use the tools available in Newstar to make paying your Suppliers as efficient as possible
• Run reports that will give you insight into the status of your payables

Discuss "Best Practices" for retrieving data from Builder 360, including a review of Pivot Tables and data export and import features. We will also discuss a new service available to our Builder 360 customers... A Builder 360 System and Operational Assessment.

In this class you will learn how to create, save and run searches within your Visual Service Tract database.

Demonstration of JobView 360, a web portal for builders to post up-to-date information for their trade partners and superintendents, such as Purchase Orders, Schedule Tasks, Plans, Specifications, Contract documents and more.

* JobView 360 is an Add-on product for Builder 360

Projecting the tax benefits in a why "Buy vs. Rent" scenario to assist your potential buyers in their decision making process.

Follow the complete PPO process including the Finance screens, Qualifying, Buy vs. Rent using your VST program.

Fee: $275

This module brings a full suite of Production Reports to help you analyze and control your job costs and profitability by model, lot, or project

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Design and build Lot Line (1 lot per line) and Lot Page (1 lot per page) reports, which give access to over 200 data fields throughout Homebuilder Enterprise as well as the ability to report on a potential 160 User Defined Fields.
• Use the powerful Home Costing Gopher to build reports filtered and ordered in the way most useful to you and drill down into transactions...
• Use the Tickler Report which provides an on-screen summary of all Tickler file entries for the date range requested. Tickler entries are maintained by each user and are entered as Notes into the Job and Lot files.
• Run Analysis Reports, Model Reports, Product Reports, Project Analysis and Inquiries

Follow the complete Scenario process including the Finance screens, Qualifying, Buy vs. Rent using your CSales program.

Fee: $275

Discussion around the benefits of using Bidrate compared to other options, combined with a system demonstration how the system handels Bidrate

Learn how to set-up and track individuals living in each home, including property management when applicable.

Fee: $275

Discussion around the benefits of using Take-offs, combined with a system demonstration how the system handels Take-offs.

Fee: $275

The Financial Reporting module integrates with the General Ledger to provide users with powerful planning and budget tools.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Create and manage budgets for your GL accounts
• Create financial reports with the powerful Reporting Tool so that you can compare results from year to year, period to period, division to division, or actual to budget
• Send your reports to a queue so that they can be run again at a later date or time

Fee: $275

NEWSTAR SALES is a Sales Application that will help you manage the complete sales process from Prospect to Escrow. It is fully integrated with NEWSTAR ENTERPRISE bringing the most current information about available products to your Sales Office and Design Center returning Sales information to the back office to be able to process the Purchase Orders.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Manage your To Do Tasks
• Use the Outlook Bar to lookup Sales Office info, subdivisions, and quick statistics
• Use the mailing system to contact prospects, customers, agents
• Manage Prospects
• Set up Custom Options to be returned to ENTERPRISE for pricing
• Choose Buyer Selections from the list of available options>
• Prepare contracts and move them through the approval process
• Pre-qualify buyers for a mortgage using the Prequalification program
• Run various sales related reports
• Follow up on past due items using the Tickler system

Fee: $275

Training session how to use OnLocation - scheduling in the field

Fee: $275

NEWSTAR utilizes full integration between Production, Sales, and Purchasing, so that purchase orders can be generated right from Home Builder Enterprise

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Control the P.O. generation process allowing Select P.O. Supplier to create P.O.s for each craft for each base model and options sold on a lot.
• Manage Manual P.O.s and Variance P.O.s
• Edit P.O.s, create Change Orders, Void P.O.s, print P.O.s
• Understand how to make changes due to cancelled sales or change of supplier
• Control the release of P.O.s to A/P for payment
• Run Summary, Status and Commitment Reports
• Perform inquiries or customize reports with the P.O. Gopher

Fee: $275

The NEWSTAR Warranty system is a management tool that will help you control and monitor your after sales warranty work. The Warranty system is fully integrated into NEWSTAR Home Enterprise.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Log warranty work requests and assign the work to a staff member or a supplier.
• View relevant customer sales information (home sales addresses, dates, options/extras, lot schedule, purchase orders for all suppliers, and work order history).
• Use the extensive reporting and query capabilities to track and manage the status of your Warranty Work Orders and to report on statistics such as most frequently encountered deficiencies
• Generate Purchase orders and Back charges directly from the Warranty module

Fee: $275

Homebuilder Enterprise includes fully integrated construction Scheduling. Using the Task Code as the driver, NEWSTAR integrates activity in Home Production and Newstar Sales with the Scheduling system and ultimately with the payment of Suppliers and Subcontractors

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Create generic schedules which act as templates and are then customized for each lot
• Set up your company’s calendar to establish the workdays for the year enabling Newstar to assign specific projected completion dates to a lot schedule.
• Export a schedule to an Excel spreadsheet, update the start and completion dates and import back into Newstar
• Control the release of Purchase Orders for payment dependent on Task Completion
• Use Master Scheduling to make changes to many schedules at once.

Fee: $275

The NEWSTAR Accounts Payable Module is integrated with the subcontract system and purchase orders and is efficient at automated p.o. processing. It provides drill-down to original distribution detail on inquiry

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how the set-up in the AP Master Files affects how you pay your Suppliers
• Decide on the method of entering payables most suitable to your company’s processes
• Use the tools available in Newstar to make paying your Suppliers as efficient as possible
• Run reports that will give you insight into the status of your payables

Fee: $275

This module brings a full suite of Production Reports to help you analyze and control your job costs and profitability by model, lot, or project

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Design and build Lot Line (1 lot per line) and Lot Page (1 lot per page) reports, which give access to over 200 data fields throughout Homebuilder Enterprise as well as the ability to report on a potential 160 User Defined Fields.
• Use the powerful Home Costing Gopher to build reports filtered and ordered in the way most useful to you and drill down into transactions...
• Use the Tickler Report which provides an on-screen summary of all Tickler file entries for the date range requested. Tickler entries are maintained by each user and are entered as Notes into the Job and Lot files.
• Run Analysis Reports, Model Reports, Product Reports, Project Analysis and Inquiries

Fee: $275

Discussion around the benefits of using Bidrate compared to other options, combined with a system demonstration how the system handels Bidrate

Fee: $275

Discussion around the benefits of using Take-offs, combined with a system demonstration how the system handels Take-offs.

Fee: $275

The Financial Reporting module integrates with the General Ledger to provide users with powerful planning and budget tools.

After attending this course, you will be able to:

• Create and manage budgets for your GL accounts
• Create financial reports with the powerful Reporting Tool so that you can compare results from year to year, period to period, division to division, or actual to budget
• Send your reports to a queue so that they can be run again at a later date or time