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Changing an existing phase

Setting up a new group phase

Setting up a new phase

Changing an existing group phase

  1. Open the Phase window in one of the following ways:

    • On the ribbon, from the Phase/Item group on the Data tab, click Phases.
    • In classic view, click Database > Phases.
    • From the spreadsheet, right-click in a phase row, and then click Edit Phase on the shortcut menu.
  2. Select the group phase you want to change.
  3. The source option indicates where the group phase showing in the window is stored. If you opened the window from the spreadsheet, you can choose to change a group phase in either the estimate or the standard database.
  4. You can click image\list.gif to choose from a list of existing phases, or scroll through the phases using [<<] and [>>].
  5. Make changes as needed.
  6. To change the phase code, click [Renumber] and enter the new code in the Phase field.
  7. To change an entry in a text box, click in the box, drag the cursor to highlight the entry, and type in the new information.

  8. When you finish changing the group phase, click [OK] to save it.
  9. Change other group phases in the same manner. When you finish, click [Close].