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Database/Estimate Settings window (WBS tab)

WBS command

Use this command to create or edit the individual Work Breakdown Structures (WBS). You can add or edit WBS codes and values for the current estimate or for the standard database.

When you click the WBS icon on the ribbon, the Estimate WBS Settings window opens. To display the Database WBS Settings window, select Database as the source. Then, you specify the name, size, type, and default unit for each WBS code.

Example

For example, you could set up work breakdown structures (WBS) to store a bid item number, estimator, or department for each item.

WBS Name Type Size Unit

Bid Item

Detail

Up to 20

Varies

Estimator

Takeoff

Up to 20

None

Department

Item

Up to 20

Varies

Tip: When you are entering WBS values for a standard database item, the command is on the shortcut menu for the field in the WBS Settingswindow.