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Adding new work breakdown structure (WBS) values

Before you begin

You need to define work breakdown structures before you can enter values for them. How?

To enter new WBS values:

Open the Edit Database <WBS> Values window in one of the following ways:
- On the ribbon:
  1. On the Data tab, click WBS.
  2. Right-click the WBS code for which you want to edit values, and then click Edit <WBS> Values.
- In classic view:
  1. From the Database menu, click WBS.
  2. Right-click the WBS code for which you want to edit values, and then click Edit <WBS> Values.
- From the spreadsheet:
  1. Right-click in a <WBS> column.
  2. Click Select <WBS> from the shortcut menu.
  3. In the Select <WBS> Valueswindow, then click [Edit].
    Important! You edit WBS Code values for the estimate in this window..
  4. (optional) To work with the work breakdown structures in the standard database, click the [Database] button.
    WBS values created from the Data tab (or Database menu in classic view) are always saved to work breakdown structures stored in the standard database.
You can add values individually, or you can import a list of WBS codes that you exported previously.

To import a list of WBS code values that you exported previously:
1. Click the [Import] button.
2. Browse to the export file, and then click [OK].
3. Click [Close].
4. Click [OK].
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Set up additional WBS values in the same manner. When you finish, click [Close].

Tip: You can use Edit <WBS> from the shortcut menu to copy a WBS value from an estimate to a standard database or from a standard database to an estimate.