CostX - Work, Cost & Product 5.2

CostX is a robust application designed to facilitate the breakdown and visualization of work, costs, and products in project management. It enables users to deconstruct project components into manageable parts and seamlessly aggregates them from branch to trunk, proving its versatility across various applications.

The software supports the creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), and Product Breakdown Structures (PBS). Its extensive customization capabilities allow users to tailor the application to fit specific project requirements, making it suitable for diverse industries.

CostX enhances user experience by providing multiple viewing options for easier navigation and manipulation of data. Users can select from graphical, list, or columns views based on their preferences. This flexibility allows for an intuitive display of project data, contributing to increased efficiency in workflow management.

Data entry in CostX is engineered for ease of use. The application enables intuitive graphical access, professional-level table management, and straightforward column operations. Users can efficiently create nodes, modify attributes, and summarize costs with minimal effort and a low learning curve.

Moreover, CostX harnesses interactive features that streamline the sharing of information both within the program and with other applications. The drag-and-drop functionality simplifies the conversion of text into multiple nodes and the creation of comprehensive tree structures in one step. Additionally, users can easily import data in bulk from tools like Apple Numbers and Microsoft Excel.

The application's customization options empower users to adapt it to specific business needs. Users can define attribute fields, determine display order, and customize how nodes are represented across different views, leading to enhanced adaptability for various use cases.

Ease of Use

• Multiple views are available for optimal data interaction:
• • Graphical view, providing an intuitive interface for node editing.
  • List view, suitable for detailed data management with continuous input capabilities.
  • Columns view, facilitating familiar operations akin to standard file applications.
  • Property editor, allowing comprehensive maintenance of node attributes.
• Operations such as adding, duplicating, folding, and indenting are made convenient.

Efficiency

• The software offers powerful drag-and-drop support for various tasks:
• • Moving and copying nodes within documents.
  • Merging costs effectively within a document.
  • Inserting contents from CostX files into nodes.
  • Dragging images from Files app, Photos app, or web browsers.
• Robust copy-and-paste functionality enhances user productivity:
• • Coping nodes and cells both within and between documents.
  • Creating new nodes from single-line or multi-line text inputs.
  • Batch modifications of cell contents within the program.
  • Easily changing cell contents based on imported data from external applications.

Customization

• User-defined settings include currency base, cost rates, and categories.
• A diverse selection of over fifty fields is available for customization:
• • Fields include category types, photos, various cost formats, text entries, dates, percentages complete, etc., allowing for detailed analysis of costs.
• Field settings provide extensive control over visibility across views and property editors:
• • Users can adjust field display titles, widths in list views, and order of fields displayed.
• The styling of nodes can be customized in both graphical and columns views.
• CostX documents can serve as templates to accelerate project setup.

Import & Export

• Select nodes can be exported as CostX files.
• SwiftApps WBS files can be imported into CostX documents seamlessly.
• The application supports CSV export functionality for broader compatibility.

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