Synergy product update — November 2021 — Total Synergy Community, updates to project schedule, budgets, transmittals, and more

NEW — Total Synergy Community

This is a new forum which allows you to connect with other Synergy cloud users and the Total Synergy team right across the globe.

• Learn, ask questions, support ideas, and give feedback
• Engage with the product, best practise tips, your industry, and the wider AEC community
• Find the link in the ‘Get help’ widget in the app
• Click the ‘Login with Total Synergy Single Sign-On’ when you sign up using the link: https://community.totalsynergy.com

UPDATE — Project Schedule

• The stage dependencies selector will now show the phase name in the dropdown list Read more

UPDATE — Budget

• The contingency line itself has been renamed to ‘Markup/Markdown’ and you can use this budget line when your budget will not match your fee Read more
• New filters for rate types and rate categories have been added to the budget screen making it easier to see only what you need in the budget Read more

UPDATE — Budget Vs. Actuals

• A Budget vs. actuals panel has been added to the dashboard — it will show the last three months of projects that have been marked as completed
• The dashboard panel is an initial step towards subcontractor management

UPDATE — Transmittals

• Previously issued transmittals can now be forwarded to other external contacts and staff  Read more
• The project audit will also show that the transmittal has been copied and forwarded

UPDATE — Fixes and improvements

• A fix has been issued for MYOB connect where fields on the contact card were being cleared during sync
• Additional options have been added in the security matrix for reading and editing rates
• Assistant project managers will now be able to switch invoice layouts