JPL Budgeting and Estimating System 2009

    FAQs

    1. I installed your DVD today and changed the passwords.  I can enter the
    user section but not the admin section.  I have tried it over and over and even
    used the old default code, but no success. Is it possible to gain entry without the
    correct password?  (7/02/09)

    ANSWER: No, it is not possible to gain entry without the correct ID and password,
    for security reasons. It is possible that this is a "CAPS LOCK" problem. When you
    create your password, be very careful to check that your "CAPS LOCK" (left side
    on your keyboard) is turned off. Because "CAPS LOCK" is a toggle function, it is
    easy to forget that it may be active.  So double-check that the "CAPS LOCK" light
    is off,  or look for a screen message that displays when CAPS LOCK is on or off.

    If you want to use a capital letter when you create your password, do not
    use CAPS LOCK, use the "SHIFT" key.

    If CAPS LOCK is active,  numbers may be interpreted as symbols and
    your password will be unrecognizable when you try to access your file.

    NOTE: If you are not able to recover your password and haven't yet entered too
    much information into your budget, I would recommend re-installing the program.
    You must first de-install the program, by using "Add or Remove Programs" in the
    control panel of Windows.


    2.When I pull up Personnel Costs and click on Fixed Salaries, this section looks the
    same as the one in the Reference Guide, but I cannot enter any data.  What am i doing
    wrong? (9/02/09)

    ANSWER: If you are referring to the "Fixed Salary" input form, then there are two
    possibilities:

    1. If the form is blank, perhaps you did not select the "Overhead" check box
    located on the right site of the "Staff: Basic Information" form.  The selected
    Staff will appear in the "Fixed Salary" form,only if you have selected this check
    box and the percentage is more than 0% (this means a minimum of 1%).

    2. Staff is listed in the "Fixed Salary" form, but you can't add additional Staff
    there, because this is the way the program works.
    If you want to add or modify staff, you must use the "Staff: Basic
    Information" Form. In this form you can EDIT the salary for staff on fixed
    wages and who do not work on the job site. These costs are directly related to
    the Overhead costs, with the percentage you have determined in the "Staff:
    Basic Information" form.


                    3. Where do I enter the monthly totals?

    ANSWER: In the JPL Budgeting & Estimating program, all calculations are
    processed in the background and totals are automatically transferred to the
    Master Budget. In other words, you only need to add or modify data on the
    input forms, the JPL System takes care of the rest.
                            
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