Edit Estimate Spreadsheet Sequences window

Use this window to set up as many multiple-level spreadsheet sequences as you need for an estimate. The sequences you set up appear on the sequence tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

You open the Edit Estimate Spreadsheet Sequences window in one of the following ways:

From this window, you open a separate Grouping Hierarchy window where you define which sort levels each sequence uses, and the order in which the levels appear on the spreadsheet sequence tab. (You click the button beside the Grouping Hierarchy box to open the Grouping Hierarchy window.)

Tip: If you want to spreadsheet to sort the sequence by takeoff order, simply leave the grouping hierarchy blank. (Do not define a grouping hierarchy.)

After setting up spreadsheet sequences, you can enter information, such as quantities and notes, for each level on the estimate spreadsheet (just as you do at the group phase and phase levels).

You can also right-click a sequence tab, and then use the shortcut menu to customize the tab or sequence as follows:

Tips:

  • You can save a set of default sequences to apply automatically to new estimates.

    1. Click the [Database] button to open the Select Default Spreadsheet Sequences window. (You use this window to copy existing default sequences to the current estimate.)

    2. Click [Edit] to open the Edit Default Spreadsheet Sequences window, where you can add default spreadsheet sequences.

  • You can change the sort levels at any time. If you have already performed some takeoff, Sage Estimating recalculates the estimate quantities and changes the sort levels on the spreadsheet.