HiCAMS Frequently Asked Questions

GENERAL

• How do I perform a Print Screen in HiCAMS?

• What should I do when I need to enter some data and I do not have Access to the fields I need?

CONTRACT MAINTENANCE

• Contract Bill of Materials (CBOM): How do I print a reference copy for a project?

• Review Subcontracts: The Subcontractor I need is missing from Subcontractor selection list. What should I do?

CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS

• Review Supplemental Agreements: Do I still need to distribute hard copies of Supplemental Agreements?

• Review Supplemental Agreements: How are "Early Wasting of Unclassified" Supplemental Agreements entered?

CONTRACT TRACKING

• General: Whose Name should be used on HiCAMS Contract Tracking Entries?
  

• Review Material Receipts: How should a Material Receipt for Frames and Grates be entered?

• Review Material Receipts: What format should be used for entering the required Alternate ID?   NEW May 1, 2007

• Review Material Receipts: How should a Material Receipt for Precast Concrete Units be entered?   NEW May 1, 2007

• Review Material Receipts: How should a Material Receipt for Reinforced Concrete Pipe be entered?   Updated May 1, 2007

• Review Material Receipts: How should a Material Receipt for Seed be entered?
  

• Review Material Receipts: How should a Material Receipt for Timber Products (AWW tags) be entered?

• Review Pay Records: I need the line items for Supplemental Surveying or Final Surface Testing added to my contract. Whom should I contact?

• Review Pay Records: Should there be a Page Total on every page in the Pay Record book?

• Review Tickets: What is the procedure/policy for handling ticket books with multiple dates?

CONTRACT ESTIMATES

• Final Estimates: Is it still necessary to follow the Contruction Manual guidelines for Significant Figures when making entries in HiCAMS and checking Final Estimates?

• Final Estimates: What should I do when I try to forward a Final Estimate and receive an Error message?

SAMPLING

• Enter Sample Details: Samples which originate from the Coastal Plain are tested against different specifications. How can I change the test format to reflect these special samples?

• Enter Sample Details: How do I enter early break Concrete cylinders in HiCAMS?

• Enter Sample Details: How are Samples for Borrow Pits entered?