ESTIMATION - Guide

System settings

List of system settings

There are certain codes that are called System settings.

These are codes that cause certain actions to be taken automatically in the configuration of the formulas.

Here are the codes and their functions:

Code

Default name

Un./default

Constant

Functions

Resulting in a

System Formula

X

Dimension X

ft

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Dimension that will be automatically considered by TE

C et TE

None

Y

Dimension Y

ft

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Dimension that will be automatically considered by TE

C et TE

None

Z

Dimension Z

ft

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Dimension that will be automatically considered by TE

C et TE

None

EU

Estimated Unit


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N

Number

unit

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Multiplication value automatically considered by TE


None

TE

Total estimate


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Usually contains a formula, either automatic, if certain system codes are used, or done manually if needed.


Variable

C

Conversion


check mark

Indicates the value according to the estimated unit of the item. Ex: Plywood, the value will be: 32 ft2


None

Q

Quantity


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Automatic code by default, it can contain a value or a formula.

FQ

Variable

WP

Waste pourcentage

%

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Modifies the formula in FQ to include the loss indicated



DF

Damping factoer


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Modify the formula in FQ to round to the specified number



FQ

Final quantity


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It is its value that is displayed in the calculation grid

It contains the system formulas.


According to the other codes

system used

A

Amortization


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None

QA

Quantity After Amortization


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FC

Final conversion


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Will report a cost price in the Summary columns Converted to the specified calculation unit


None

UW

Unit Weight

lbs

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None

PT

Poids Total


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None

D

Difficulty Factor

%

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Modify the formula in FQ to include the indicated difficulty



HrsBefDif

Hrs before difficulty

h

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None

HrsAftDif

Hrs after difficulty

h

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None

MatUC

Material Unit Cost

$

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Récupère la valeur en $ de la colonne des matériaux pour la ligne dans laquelle ce code est utilisé


None

LUC

Labor Unit Cost

$

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Retrieves the $ value from the Labor column for the row in which this code is used


None

SCUC

Subcontract Unit Cost

$

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Automatically displays a cost question in the option column for Subcontractors


None

CUOther

Unit cost Other

$

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Retrieves the $ value from the Other Costs column for the row in which this code is used



SCUCC

Subcontract Unit Cost Calculated

$

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Retrieves the $ value from the subcontractors column for the row in which this code is used


None

UnitCost

Unit Cost

$

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Automatically displays a cost question in the option column for Materials


None

UnitSell

Unit Seller

$

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Retrieves the $Sell value for the row in which this code is used


None

Included

Item included = 1

Unit

cross mark

To include or exclude an item according to its required use. Must be configured in an item requiring the possibility of exclusion in case of zero quantity


None

Equiv

Displays the item code

Unit

cross mark

To configure an item equivalent to the selected item


None

YQ

Yield quantity

Length or surface

cross mark

To determine a yield based on a quantity

HRmo


HRmo

Hours Of Performance

hrs

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To determine a yield based on a selected number of hours

YQ



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