Communications

Initiate Host Communications

You can initiate host communications as follows:

  • When you start Mitchell Estimating
  • From the Mitchell Estimating toolbar
  • From the Mitchell Estimating Utilities menu

How to

  1. On the System Info menu, click Configuration, point to Configure Communications, and then click Configure Host Transactions.
  2. On the Host Transaction dialog box, under Startup Request, select the Display Host Transaction Message a Startup check box. The next time you start Mitchell Estimating, a message appears to begin a host session.
  1. Close any open estimates.
  2. On the toolbar, click the Call Host button.
  • If your Host Transactions are configured to upload selected files, the Upload dialog box appears. Select the estimates you want to upload, and click OK.
  • If your Host Transactions are configured to automatically upload all files (without selecting specific files), the upload begins.
  1. Close any open estimates.
  2. On the Utilities menu, point to Host Communications, and click Initiate Host Transactions.

  3. On the Host Communications dialog box, under Request Type, select the type of host transaction you want: Retrieve Matrices, Retrieve Assignments/Dispatches, Upload Estimates, Retrieve Estimates, Retrieve Preloads. Files related to the request type you selected appear in the right panel.

    Note: Depending on your installation, you may not see all of the Request Types listed here. For more information about the individual request types, see Types of Host Communication Requests.

  4. Click Call Host.

 

See also:

Configure Estimate Communications

Upload Estimates

Set Host Transaction Preferences