Constellation Webinars




August 21, 2008

BuildSoft - Material & Labor Items (Not Just for Takeoff) - #DB101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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August 22, 2008

Builder 360 Release 3.30.0 - Accounting
Time: 11:00 AM EST
Host: Kathy Christie

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This overview highlights the changes and enhancements in the 3.30.0 release, including Report Distribution, Import functionality and a new Pivot Table utility and Pivot Table reporting. Due to the number of new pivot reports, this overview is targeted for the Accounting Staff.

Newstar - HBE - Purchase Order Processing - T22
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Dennis Kunkel

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Fee: $275

NEWSTAR utilizes full integration between Production, Sales, and Purchasing, so that purchase orders can be generated right from Home Builder 360 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

August 25, 2008

Builder 360 Release 3.30.0 - Accounting
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Host: Kathy Christie

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This overview highlights the changes and enhancements in the 3.30.0 release, including Report Distribution, Import functionality and a new Pivot Table utility and Pivot Table reporting. Due to the number of new pivot reports, this overview is targeted for the Accounting Staff.

August 26, 2008

BuildSoft - Exporting BuildSoft Data - #BS101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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August 27, 2008

BuildSoft - Introduction to Vendor Pricing Update Tool - #BSFT301
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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August 28, 2008

BuildSoft - Job Cost Reports - #JC101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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Builder 360 Release 3.30.0 - Purchasing and Operations
Time: 11:00 AM EST
Host: Kathy Christie

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This overview highlights the changes and enhancements in the 3.30.0 release, including Report Distribution, Import functionality and a new Pivot Table utility and Pivot Table reporting. Due to the number of new pivot reports, this overview is targeted for the Purchasing and Operations Staff.

September 03, 2008

CSales Demonstration for our existing Visual Sales Tract customers
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Evan Carpenter

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This is an opportunity for our VST users to see Constellation’s web-based sales product in action! We will demonstrate some of the many added benefits & features in the CSales program, show the ease-of-use and answer your questions.

CSales Demonstration for our existing Visual Sales Tract customers
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Evan Carpenter

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This is an opportunity for our VST users to see Constellation’s web-based sales product in action! We will demonstrate some of the many added benefits & features in the CSales program, show the ease-of-use and answer your questions.

September 09, 2008

BuildSoft - Account Playable - AP101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 10, 2008

BuildSoft - Payroll - PR101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 11, 2008

BuildSoft - Banking & Check Reconciliation - BKN101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 12, 2008

Newstar - Warranty Application - G13
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Boni Scott

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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

September 16, 2008

BuildSoft - Exporting BuildSoft Data - BS103
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 17, 2008

BuildSoft - Introduction to Vendor Pricing Update Tool - BSFT301
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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Visual Sales Tract - The Marketing Cycle
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Julie Salvador

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Learn about the full cycle of Marketing within your VST database. Follow a customer from Lead to Prospect to Reservation, Buyer then Closed Buyer or Cancellation.

Visual Sales Tract - The Marketing Cycle
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Julie Salvador

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Learn about the full cycle of Marketing within your VST database. Follow a customer from Lead to Prospect to Reservation, Buyer then Closed Buyer or Cancellation.

September 18, 2008

BuildSoft - Job Cost Reports - JC101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 23, 2008

BuildSoft - Accounts Receivable - AR101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 24, 2008

BuildSoft - Accounts Receivable Cost Plus Billing - AR103
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 25, 2008

BuildSoft - General Ledger - GL101
Time: 9:00 AM MT
Host: Lamar Phillips

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September 26, 2008

Newstar - Newstar Scheduling Application - G12
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Ernest Dehaan

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Fee: $275

Homebuilder360 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.

October 10, 2008

Newstar - A/P Processing - G01
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Dennis Kunkel

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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

October 15, 2008

CSales - Data Explorer
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: George Carreon

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If you are a power user, CSales Admin or an IT Administrator and want the ability to run ad-hoc queries of your database, then Data Explorer is for you! See how easy it is to run pre-defined queries and export the results to Excel for additional analysis.

CSales - Data Explorer
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: George Carreon

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If you are a power user, CSales Admin or an IT Administrator and want the ability to run ad-hoc queries of your database, then Data Explorer is for you! See how easy it is to run pre-defined queries and export the results to Excel for additional analysis.

October 24, 2008

Newstar - HBE Report Writer & Std Reports - T13
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Dennis Kunkel

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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 Homebuilder360 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

November 14, 2008

Newstar - Benefits of using Bidrate
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Ernest Dehaan

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Fee: $275

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

November 19, 2008

CSales - The Marketing Cycle
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Julie Salvador

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Learn about the full cycle of Marketing using your CSales program. Follow a customer from Lead to Prospect to Pending Buyer then Closed Buyer or Cancellation.

CSales - The Marketing Cycle
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Julie Salvador

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Learn about the full cycle of Marketing using your CSales program. Follow a customer from Lead to Prospect to Pending Buyer then Closed Buyer or Cancellation.

November 21, 2008

Newstar - Benefits of doing Take-offs
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Boni Scott

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Fee: $275

Discussion of the benefits of using 'Part Take-offs' to generate PO's to suppliers showing a detailed list of materials, combined with a demonstration of how to set up take-offs within the NEWSTAR Enterprise system.

December 03, 2008

Visual Sales Tract - Reporting
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Julie Salvador

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In this session you will learn how to run and utilize the reports you need most from your VST data.

Visual Sales Tract - Reporting
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Host: Julie Salvador

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In this session you will learn how to run and utilize the reports you need most from your VST data.

December 12, 2008

Newstar - G/L Budgets & Financial Reports - T01
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Host: Rajeeve Ganeshalingam

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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