Material Substitution

Material Substitution allows you to select either a list of specific Key-to-Key and/or more generalized Category-to-Category substitutions.

These settings are configurable per-report, and the substitution takes place before the Items are priced.

Each entry in the Material Substitution list can be set to active or inactive.

ClosedTo add a Material Substitution...

  1. Select the Material Substitution tab, if it is not already active.
  2. Right-click on the tab window and select Add from the context menu. The Material Substitution Entry window will open.
  3. Choose which substitutions you would like to make.  When finished, click OK.
  4. The new Material Substitution entry appears in the tab window.

ClosedTo edit a Material Substitution...

  1. Select the Material Substitution tab, if it is not already active.
  2. Select the Material Substitution you wish to edit, right-click and select Edit from the context menu. The Material Substitution Entry window will open.
  3. Make the changes to the substitution.  When finished, click OK.
When accessed while editing a Summary, the Material Substitution tab is read-only.