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CMiC Public Cloud removed the "Use Vertex API" checkbox on payroll processing
On Sep 14, CMiC Public Cloud removed the "Use Vertex API" checkbox on payroll processing. Per Support, it is now checked in the background. Cloud customers should verify Vertex tax settings.
Rachel Barker
Sep 221 min read
12 Signs Your CMiC Implementation Is Failing, and How to Stabilize It
12 signs a CMiC implementation is in trouble, what a rescue is and is not, and how a stabilization actually works, from independent consultants who do this for ENR-ranked contractors.
Rachel Barker
Sep 174 min read
Unlock Enterprise Success with Enterprise ERP Consulting and CMiC Consulting
In today’s fast-paced architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, managing complex projects and operations demands more than just experience. It requires smart technology solutions that streamline workflows, improve collaboration, and deliver real-time insights. That’s where enterprise ERP consulting and CMiC consulting come into play. I’ve seen firsthand how these services transform mid-to-large firms, helping them eliminate system chaos and scale confident
Rachel Barker
Sep 103 min read
How to Move a CMiC BI Query to a Different Data Source Without Rebuilding It
Export the query, re-import it, and reassign the data source — the full configuration comes along. Includes the pre-populated search field that makes it look like no other data sources exist, plus a downloadable step-by-step guide.
Rachel Barker
Sep 105 min read
CMiC Field vs. CMiC Mobile: Desktop and Mobile Project Management
CMiC Field is the desktop project management software. CMiC Mobile is its mobile counterpart. The split matters for the same reason it does with self-service: office-based project staff and field crews work completely differently, and configuring both to actually fit those workflows is what determines whether the field side gets used at all -- or quietly abandoned within a month. CMiC Field: Where Project Data Gets Built and Managed CMiC Field is where the detailed configurat
Rachel Barker
Sep 92 min read
CMiC Financials Implementation: Getting GL, AP, and AR Right the First Time
Every module in CMiC eventually reads from the same financial foundation - which means a Financials configuration mistake doesn't stay contained. It shows up in job costing. It shows up in payroll. It shows up in every report leadership pulls for years after go-live. Why Financials Configuration Sets the Ceiling for Everything Else Because CMiC runs on a single shared database, your chart of accounts and cost structure aren't just an accounting decision - they're the foundati
Rachel Barker
Sep 92 min read
CMiC Job Costing Implementation: Structuring Cost Codes Correctly the First Time
CMiC Job Costing is where construction ERP is supposed to earn its keep - tying labor, materials, and subcontractor cost back to a specific job in real time. Most firms never get the full value of it, and the reason almost always traces back to one decision made in the first few weeks of configuration: how cost codes and cost types get structured. The Structure Decision That Determines Everything After It Cost code and cost type structure determines what kind of job cost repo
Rachel Barker
Sep 92 min read
CMiC Project Management Implementation: RFIs, Submittals, and Change Orders
CMiC Project Management handles the daily record of a construction project - RFIs, submittals, change orders, correspondence. The feature that actually matters isn't any of those individually. It's that they connect directly to job cost, in real time, because they share CMiC's single database instead of syncing with accounting on a delay. Why the Connection to Job Costing Is the Whole Point In most construction tech stacks, project management and accounting are separate syste
Rachel Barker
Sep 92 min read
CMiC ETime: What It Does, and Why It's Being Deprecated
CMiC ETime is a standalone time-entry program still in active use across many CMiC implementations - and it's being deprecated by CMiC. If your firm relies on it today, that's not a reason to panic. It's a reason to plan deliberately instead of investing further in a system with a limited runway. What ETime Actually Does ETime handles field and crew time entry, feeding into payroll and job costing the way any time-tracking source needs to - accurately, and on a timeline that
Rachel Barker
Sep 92 min read
AI in Construction Workflows: What Actually Works for Large Contractors
Most contractor AI pilots stall for the same reason: the tool can't see the ERP data that matters. Where AI genuinely saves time in construction workflows, why job cost data is hard for models to use, and how to make existing integrations smarter.
Rachel Barker
Sep 95 min read
Meet Impact Integrated at Elevation 2026, the Regional Construction Finance Summit
We're exhibiting at Elevation 2026: The Regional Construction Finance Summit (the CFMA NorCal/Nevada Regional Conference), October 19-20 in South Lake Tahoe. Here's what you can ask us about.
Rachel Barker
Sep 83 min read
Integration Discovery: The Requirements Phase Most Projects Rush
Why integration discovery gets compressed under schedule pressure, what real requirements gathering actually covers, and why it's one of the highest-leverage phases of a CMiC integration, though not the only thing that determines whether it works.
Rachel Barker
Sep 63 min read
Data Migration Belongs on the Critical Path of Your CMiC Implementation
Why data migration deserves a real place on the CMiC implementation critical path, what actually falls under the data migration umbrella, and what breaks when schedules are built around a go-live date instead.
Rachel Barker
Sep 63 min read
CMiC Payroll Configuration Areas You Need to Nail
CMiC payroll configuration involves hundreds of settings spread across many CMiC pages - but the importance of three areas is often underestimated: preferred pay rate strategy, labor cost distribution, and certified payroll reporting. Get those three wrong, and you may not know it right away - not until a job cost report looks quietly off or a certified payroll submission gets bounced back. Preferred Pay Rate Strategy: The Setting Most Firms Underestimate Your preferred pay r
Rachel Barker
Sep 32 min read
Technical Mentorship: Building In-House CMiC and Oracle Capability, Not Just Renting Ours
Most AEC firms don't actually have a technology shortage. They have a people shortage - one Oracle database that only one consultant fully understands, a CMiC integration nobody in-house can touch, a BI dashboard that stopped getting updated the day its builder moved on. Every one of those is a potential single point of failure. What We Mentor Your Team On Oracle database development and DBA work - CMiC database development, query performance, indexing strategy, PL/SQL, appli
Rachel Barker
Sep 32 min read
SECURE 2.0, 401(k), and Roth: What It Actually Means for CMiC Payroll Configuration
The SECURE 2.0 Act didn't just change retirement plan rules on paper. It changed what your payroll system has to actually do. Automatic enrollment, Roth catch-up requirements for higher earners, long-term part-time eligibility - these aren't policy decisions your HR team makes once and files away. They're ongoing payroll configuration, and getting them wrong doesn't fail loudly. It shows up as a compliance gap someone finds later, usually at the worst possible time to find it
Rachel Barker
Sep 33 min read
CMiC Payroll and the Vertex API (PTX) Migration: What's Actually Changing
Your CMiC payroll didn't break. That's the problem. As of August 31, 2026, Vertex stopped releasing monthly updates for the legacy PTQ tax engine most CMiC payrolls are still running on. Checks still process. Taxes still calculate. Nothing throws an error - which is exactly why this is dangerous. Tax rate changes, filing status updates, and jurisdiction-specific rules are still happening. They're just no longer reaching your system. That's the part that should give any payrol
Rachel Barker
Sep 34 min read
CMiC Payroll Configuration: What to Expect During a CMiC Implementation
CMiC quotes about three months for a full implementation. Ask anyone who's actually gone through one, and you'll hear a different number. Here's why: configuration -- the technical setup of a preferred pay rate strategy and labor cost distribution inside CMiC -- really can happen in a few weeks. What CMiC's estimate leaves out is everything around it: converting historical payroll data, running payroll in parallel until two systems agree, and getting configuration questions a
Rachel Barker
Aug 312 min read
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