BuildingConnected questions and answers
BuildingConnected import questions answered. Consight only reads, adds new items without overwriting your edits, and imports bid forms, files, and contacts.
Do bid forms come in?
Yes. The project bid form and any scope-specific form become your scope lines. A new bid package brings its form with it. New lines on a package you already have wait behind the Review bid form updates button.
Does anything I do in Consight go back to BuildingConnected?
No. Consight only reads. It cannot create, change, delete, invite, or award anything in BuildingConnected.
If I delete something in BuildingConnected, does it disappear from Consight?
No. Consight does not watch for deletions there, so your copy stays exactly as it is. Delete it in Consight as well if you do not want it.
If I delete something in Consight, does it disappear from BuildingConnected?
Never. Your BuildingConnected data is untouched. The deletion only stops Consight receiving that item again.
Do the bidder’s files come in?
Yes, with the bid. Consight also builds a searchable PDF of the bidder’s completed bid form, because BuildingConnected cannot export one.
Are contacts imported?
Yes. The companies and people behind the bids come in, and each import also refreshes your wider BuildingConnected address book.
Will a later import overwrite my markups, status, or costs?
No. Consight adds new items only. Everything you have edited stays as you left it.
Do I need to press sync?
No. There is no sync button for BuildingConnected projects. Consight checks for new work on its own.
Can two of us import the same project at once?
No. Consight runs one import per project at a time, however many people are looking at it.
What happens if the project is deleted in BuildingConnected?
Consight stops finding new items. Everything already imported stays in place and keeps working.
Tip: Rule of thumb: when you wonder whether something transfers, the answer is almost always new items yes, later changes no.
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How the BuildingConnected connection works
The BuildingConnected connection is read-only. Consight copies the project, packages, bids, and files, then adds new items without overwriting your work.
Import a BuildingConnected project
To import a BuildingConnected project, search for it, pick a workspace, and press Import. Consight opens BidGrid, and a repeat import adds only what is new.
What comes in from BuildingConnected
A BuildingConnected import brings in eight things: project details, bid packages, leads, bid form lines, bids, bidder files, bid form PDFs, and contacts.
When new bids and packages arrive
New BuildingConnected bids and packages arrive in Consight on their own, every few seconds with the project open and every 10 minutes when it is closed.
Review bid form updates
Review bid form updates to approve new scope lines on packages you already have. Import adds the new lines only, never changing scope or adding bids or files.
How a revised bid arrives
A revised BuildingConnected bid arrives in Consight as its own bid record and becomes the active version. Earlier revisions are archived and stay available.
Why a BuildingConnected edit did not appear
Consight imports new BuildingConnected items but never updates ones it already holds, so later renames, date changes, deletions, and awards do not appear.
Deleting stops the handoff for good
Deleting an imported BuildingConnected item in Consight stops it coming back, even on re-import. BuildingConnected is untouched, and support can restore it.
BuildingConnected questions and answers
BuildingConnected import questions answered. Consight only reads, adds new items without overwriting your edits, and imports bid forms, files, and contacts.
Still stuck after the steps? Email support@consight.ai.