5 ways to create your own "construction" job item database [2023].

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Congratulations, just by entering this article, you are already part of the construction players who are looking to go digital. 

Here we show you how to create your game database.

To create your own database today you have several options available, however, we will focus on what we consider the most efficient and scalable alternative for the digitization of processes within the construction sector. 

Remember that by creating your own database, you will have the ability to generate templates and quotes more quickly and easily, as well as control market changes and thus always offer the best prices to your customers and increase your turnover. 

For this we recommend TribbooTribboo, an intuitive software for construction, located in the cloud (SAAS) . It allows you to access and manage all your data and projects from wherever you are, without the need for complicated systems. 

1 - Search for items - create your database

The most efficient way to create a database is to consult price banks of national references (more than 300,000 items available on Tribboo).

👉 Register for free on Tribboo platform

👉 Enter the PRICE BANK section.

👉 Select the items you are interested in

👉 Copy these items to your projects 

👉 Create your line item templates to streamline the budgeting process.

2 - Convert Bc3 to Tribboo

Opening a bc3 file is very easy if you do it with Tribboo. Just follow these two steps:

👉 Register for free on Tribboo platform

👉 Enter the PRICE BANK section.

👉 Upload your file in "my price bank".

👉 Select the items you want and copy them to your project.

3 - Upload Excel price bank

Do you have a database in Excel format? Tribboo has a technology to read Excel files. Upload your file and create your own price database. You will have access to all the items, and you will be able to take advantage of them by copying them into projects.

👉 Register for free on Tribboo platform

👉 Enter the PRICE BANK section.

👉 Upload your file in "my price bank".

👉 Select the items you want and copy them to your project.

4 - Create templates 

To organize the items available in "my price bank" and the items in the national price banks, you can create templates in Tribboo (by project type, item type or by chapter). This functionality will allow you to save a lot of time when creating projects. 

In addition, Tribboo offers you a number of templates, available at any time in your Tribboo account.

👉 Register for free on Tribboo platform

👉 Enter the PRICE BANK section.

👉 Go to the Templates section. 

👉 Consult Tribboo templates

👉 Create your own games 

5 - Save items from a project in your price bank

To constantly update your price bank in Tribboo, we give you the possibility to add items created in your projects to your price bank.

👉 Register for free on Tribboo platform

👉 Create a new project

👉 Create your chapters and games

👉 Select the items created and save them in your price bank

Nicolas Puissant Franco| December 5, 2022