Forum Session Schedule and Descriptions

Monday 11:30 AM

Keynote Address

aSa President/CEO Scott Leib kicks off the forum with an overview of what to expect from the week’s virtual meetings.

Monday 1:30 PM

Studio Basics: Menu, Business Partner, Job Setup, Security

Get started with the fundamentals: learn how to navigate the system, set up security, and define business partners (customers) and jobs.

Monday 3:00 PM

Visualize Success: aSa.Studio Dashboards

See the big picture! Dashboards provide the charts, graphs, and tables you need to understand your business better. aSa consultants will teach you how to create and customize your data visualization screens.

Tuesday 10:00 AM

Managing Job Information: WBS, Change Order, and Project Pricing

Almost all the work you do centers around the concept of a job. Join us and learn how to organize your job data using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), develop the contract value, and manage change orders.

Tuesday 11:30 AM

Order Entry 1: Overview and Material Entry

Get a detailed tour of aSa’s powerful material entry system. See how easy it is to list rebar, mesh, and accessories. Then, create reports for your crew and customers.

Tuesday 1:30 PM

Order Entry 2: Sales Order

In this session, you’ll learn how to apply pricing to your material and generate a Sales Order document.

Tuesday 3:00 PM

Shape Up! Smart Shape and Tie Tools

See how to create your own 2D and 3D shapes with Shape Designer; how to enter shapes on the fly in Estimating, CAD, and Order Entry; and how to create and take off custom tie configurations.

Q & A with aSa

Representatives from Consulting, IT, Development, and Sales will be on-hand to share ideas and answer your questions.

Wednesday 10:00 AM

aSa.Studio Estimating

Be one of the first to see our new web-based Estimating tool. We’ll provide an overview of our development schedule and get your ideas for future enhancements.

AR: Invoice & Cash Receipts

In aSa.Studio, you won’t need a third-party financial system for your accounts receivable tasks. See where we’re headed with aSa-developed Invoice and Cash tools.

Wednesday 11:30 AM

aSa.Studio Scheduling

Routing by machine; splitting items onto multiple fabrication dates and shipments; enhanced integration between Load Building and Shipping Ticket … these are just a few of the improvements you can expect from aSa.Studio Scheduling. Join us to learn more!

New in CAD/Detailing

Learn about changes to the Bentley Connect interface and get the most from aSa's newest features. 

Wednesday 1:30 PM

Smart Fabrication: aSa.Studio Processing

Tasks like routing material, adjusting production plans, and printing tags -- in the office or in the shop -- have never been easier. Experience the Processing module’s intuitive interface and intelligent tools.

ProRebar Time-Savers

Explore the benefits of Bentley ProStructures Update 5, which contains powerful new tools for generating 2D drawing details, callouts, and schedules automatically from section cuts on your 3D model.

Wednesday 3:00 PM

Experience iRebar

Share cloud construction data with other stakeholders and everyone wins … especially when that data is available on mobile devices at the jobsite. See first-hand how the iRebar mobile app lets fabricators, builders, and others see 2D drawings and 3D models from any viewpoint, query a tag for heat information, drill down for fabrication history, and more.

Q & A with aSa

Representatives from Consulting, IT, Development, and Sales will be on-hand to share ideas and answer your questions.

Thursday 10:00 AM

Working with Production Tracking and Load Tracking

In addition to an overview of basic tracking functionality, this session will cover Studio enhancements such as improved assembly tracking and splitting orders onto multiple deliveries.

Accounting Solution Demo

aSa.Studio will connect to various third-party solutions for managing back-end accounting activities. If you’re looking for an AP & GL solution, log in to see our demonstration of a product that may fit your needs.

Thursday 11:30 AM

Inventory Management and Inventory Tracking

In the past, tracking physical bundles of on-hand material and managing the value of stored and shipped inventory have always been two distinct tasks. Join us to learn how aSa.Studio lets you to integrate and reconcile your physical and accounting inventory.

Thursday 1:30 PM

Manage Your Shipments with aSa.Studio Shipping Ticket

In this session, you’ll learn multiple ways to generate shipping tickets. You’ll also gain a working knowledge of how Shipping Ticket integrates with other aSa.Studio modules and tasks.

Modeling with ADDA

Advanced Detailing and Design Application (ADDA) is an AutoCAD-based BIM product represented by aSa in North America. Join us to explore this exciting 3D package.

Thursday 3:00 PM

Go Rebar: Order Entry in the Cloud

Wouldn’t it be nice if your customers could quickly and accurately order steel online? Our web-based order entry system is exactly the solution you need. In this session, you’ll learn all about Go Rebar, including material takeoff, shape tools, and auto-emailing orders to fabricators for production.

Q & A with aSa

Representatives from Consulting, IT, Development, and Sales will be on-hand to share ideas and answer your questions.

Friday 10:00 AM

Make the Transition to aSa.Studio

In this session, you’ll hear from a panel of aSa customers who are using aSa.Studio. aSa consultants and developers will also be in attendance to answer your questions and share insight from previous aSa.Studio implementations.

Friday 11:30 AM

Q&A and Closing

Our 2021 virtual forum concludes with a final question and answer session, followed by a recap and farewell from Scott Leib.

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