RASS Estimate stores estimation data and Estimation Templates in MS SQL Server database. Users Logon and Estimation Project's Access Control have been implemented as MS Access ADP client server application. Estimation Templates are MS Excel applications that interect directly with MS SQL Server database.
After logon, a user can either open an existing estimation project or create a new estimation project. At the end of this step an Estimation Template is automatically loaded to client computer and opened for user interaction.
Once the estimation template is opened, you can work offline and save the changes to MS SQL Server database whenever required. Now ,user can configure the estimation methods in the templates, make estimation data entry and finally print estimation reports or create a pdf of the estimation reports.
User interface also has the functionality to upload the offline created Excel estimation templates and other documents such as help files, pdf reports, Power Point presentations into the SQL Server database.
There is also provision to enter and analyse the actual effort and schedule measurements for calibrating various estimation methods such as CoCuSi estimation model.