Open Summary Fields
JOB: This field shows
the Job that was last active when you were in Takeoff. If this is
not the Job on which you want to run Summary, use
to display the other Jobs available and make another selection.
ESTIMATE: This
field shows the Estimate that was last active when you were in Takeoff.
If this is not the Estimate on which you want to run Summary, use
to display the other Estimates available and make
another selection.
TOTAL ENTRIES IN ESTIMATE: The total number of Takeoff entries is shown in the upper right of the display, under the Estimate selection.
SUMMARY STATUS: This is the largest area of the Open Summary window, which, once a Summary has been run, shows pertinent information about that Summary:
Summary Number (#): This is a sequence number automatically assigned to a Summary.
Takeoff (TO):
The PowerPad icon in this column indicates if Summary is current according
to Takeoff entries. If the icon is shown unrestricted (),
then the Summary is current and has been run on the latest Takeoff file.
When
is shown, it means the Takeoff file has been
changed since the last time Summary was run (perhaps you or another user
went back to make additional entries or change a quantity or price of
an existing entry). You must re-run Summary to ensure it contains all
of the information in the updated Takeoff file.
Estimate Pricing File ($): This column is an
indication of whether or not the Summary contains the latest Estimate
Prices. indicates it does;
means you have made changes to the prices in a Combined Summary which
automatically updates the Estimate Pricing File (re-run Summary to make
sure the pricing is up-to-date), and
indicates that
there are items that were priced with the NET button toggled in the ON
position while in Summary.
Properties:
This column indicates whether or not the Summary's properties have been
changed since the Summary was run. indicates the Summary's
properties are current and unchanged;
means you have
made changes to the properties of this Summary and it must be re-run to
take those into account. See "Properties" in the "Open
Summary Editing Functions" section for how to edit a Summary's properties.
Lock: A
icon in this column indicates the Summary report
is locked. This means the report cannot be updated nor the properties
changed. The report can still be opened, however. See "Lock"
in the "Open Summary Editing Functions" section for how to lock
and unlock a report.
Notes:
If appears in this column, then notes have been entered
for this Summary. Applicable notes to include about a Summary might be
if a change order has been applied or the details of an alternate Summary
scenario. Notes are entered using Edit
from the drop-down editing menu accessed with a single click of the secondary
mouse button (see Open Summary
Editing Functions for more information).
Quote: A
icon in this column indicates there is a quote available
for import into the summary report. Multiple quotes are indicated by a
icon. See Import Quote
for more information.
Summary: This is the Summary Name; a description of the Summary. This can be changed by clicking once with the secondary mouse button to display the editing drop-down menu. Select Edit to display the Edit Summary window. See Open Summary Editing Functions for more information).
Date: The date and time the Summary was last run are shown in this field.