Timberline Forum

One of our clients recently needed help with the following question: 
“I used to have a run command I could type in and it would show me who was in which files and I could kick people out of Timberline if I needed to. It was something like WM3075V?? Does anyone there have the code or a better way to check active users?”

Our LAI consultant Gary Jacobson  provided the following answer:
On the Timberline server use the Pervasive Monitor Utility (W3MONV75) and select “Microkernal -  Users” to find out who has data files open in Timberline, and click “Delete User” (after highlighting the user) to free up the files as needed (but make sure the person is not really actively using Timberline before that is done)

If a module still shows in use after doing the above, then on the Timberline Server, right click on “My Computer” and go to System Tools –  Shared Folders – Open Files, and look for any of the application files with XX.lck file names (where XX = the application abbreviation) , such as “AP.LCK”, and right click and select “Disconnect Open File” (or whatever that option is called)

As always – we here at LAI take great pride in being able to assist our clients in any way possible in order to ensure they always have a positive experience with Sage Timberline Office.  Is there something you might need help with?  If so, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are glad to help!

In Utah, those annoying orange traffic cones and all those construction slow-downs and rerouting as a result of heavy highway street improvements are getting a different reception.  They are actually making a lot of people SMILE.  Why?  They’re the reason many construction companies are able to keep their doors open and their employees busy.  With today’s economic climate, more and more construction companies are heading into unfamiliar territory of government-funded stimulus jobs.

LAI consultant Gary Jacobson was in UTAH last week to provide Sage Timberline Project Management training to a company that will be working on the $1.7 billion expansion to include all-purpose auxiliary and express lanes and interchange construction.  Construction will take place along Intestate 15 in Utah County.

Gary spent several days training Project Managers on ways to make the most of their Sage Timberline system and ensure that not only do the projects stay on time and on budget but that they also keep the meticulous documentation the Federal Government is demanding of all companies working on Stimulus projects.  The government has promised to audit any and all companies using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  It’s promise of unprecedented transparency requires extremely detailed records be kept by those companies working on ARRA projects.

Want to more about Sage Timberline and how it can help you with your government-funded projects?  Email Daren@LedgerwoodAssociatesUSA.com.  He’d be glad to help.

To read more about the I-15 expansion project, click here.

We just received an email from one of our clients telling us they were going to be upgrading their Timberline this weekend from 9.4 to 9.6. They wanted to know if we had any “resources or information for their IT consultants”. And of course we did! DB Data Inc’s Senior Consultant Gary Jacobson offers the following advice if you plan on upgrading your current system.

“The most important thing to do is to read the ‘Getting Started’ guide carefully before you start to make sure you know the steps and procedures well. This upgrade moves some program files to a new location (in order to be compliant with Windows Vista and future operating systems), and so it also requires a new shared folder and an additional mapped drive.  The ‘Getting Started’ guide explains all that, but sometimes it’s a little confusing. You can call me, or have your IT person call me, if you want to just go through a rundown of what to do before you get started.”

Need more information? Got a different issue that needs solving? Feel free to email Gary at gary@dbdatainc.com.