Subcontractor Comparisons – Details – Ribbon Menu

Genesis edition only.

The contextual ribbon menu for the Subcontractor Comparisons – Details window provides you with access to all of the functions that allow you to add, remove, update, and review the Subcontractors within a Subcontractor Comparison.

Subcontractor Comparisons  Details – ribbon menu

GENERAL GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Copy
Ctrl + C

Clicking the Copy button will copy the selected Subcontractor information to the clipboard.

This allows you to paste the data into Expert Estimation or into an external application.

Undo
Ctrl + Z

Clicking the Undo button reverses the last change made to the data.

Redo
Ctrl + Y

The Redo button becomes available when an undo action is performed and is used to reverse the undo action.

EDITING GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Add Subcontractor
Ctrl + Shift + =

Clicking the Add Subcontractor button creates a new Subcontractor in the Comparison.

Remove Subcontractor
Ctrl + Del

Clicking the Remove Subcontractor button will permanently remove the selected Subcontractor(s) from the Comparison.

Note: You cannot remove the Self Performing Subcontractor or the Subcontractor that is marked as selected.

Manage Items

The Manage Items button will open a new tab where you can add and manage the Cost Schedule items that will be associated with the comparison.

Subcontractor Details

The Subcontractor Details button will open a new tab where the details supplied by the Subcontractor can be entered for each of the comparison’s Cost Schedule Items.

Clone Subcontractor

Clicking the Clone Subcontractor button allows you to quickly copy and rename the selected subcontractor.

DISPLAY GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Restore Layout

If columns have been removed, adjusted or relocated, clicking the Restore Layout button will restore columns to their default layout.

SELECT GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Selected Subcontractor

Clicking the Selected Subcontractor button selects the Subcontractor that has been chosen for the items associated with the comparison.

Confirm Selected Subcontractor

Should any changes be made to the Subcontractor Comparison, a Warning Project Message will appear stating the selected subcontractor will need to be confirmed.

Clicking the Confirm Selected Subcontractor button will validate the selected subcontractor and re-apply supplied values to the comparison’s items.

GRID GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Filter Editor

Opens the Filter Editor to allow users to modify the contents of the grid so that only items that match the specific criteria set will be displayed.

Column Chooser

Clicking the Column Chooser button will open a dialogue box that will allow users to add or remove columns from the grid.

Search
F3

Clicking the Search function will display a field in the top right-hand corner of the grid, that will allow users to search the current window for the text entered.

REPORTS GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Subcontractor Comparison Details

Prints the details of the current Subcontractor Comparison.

Subcontractor Comparison Subcontractor Details

Prints the Subcontractor Comparison Subcontractor Details report for the currently selected Subcontractors.