When we do training, we generally do 3 days out of 5. It's a lot of time out of the office, but it is always fun to teach others about using the CARS application (and to see new faces). Our last of the 3 training days occurred on Tuesday the 21st. On Tuesday we trained 24 consultants total, so we're starting to get a lot of people trained.
A link to the latest firms that have received some training (or have a vendor admin) is here.
A few highlights from the week is the fact that we're generally seeing at least one to two invoices come in per day. I know that the deadline to use CARS is March 1st, but it is good to see some firms starting to use the invoicing part of the application.
Another exciting thing is the fact that it looks like I've been approved to finally create some videos for the CARS application. I will try to keep these short and to the point. I will make a note on the blog when they have gone live.
Also hoping to have some example XML's on the website, since many of you have been emailing us about getting some idea of what will be needed to do XML uploads - I hope this is done ASAP. Basically, the XML is the same at the top, with the basic contract information. Below that header information will be the invoice type, which will vary depending if it is actual cost, lump sum, cost per unit, or specific rate.
The next few weeks will allow us to work with the firms (and WisDOT employees) that have been trained, as well as to gear up for our next training dates which is November 12, 13, and 18.
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