Variance report

This report shows the differences between the takeoff quantities, unit costs, and category amounts from two estimates. It presents the actual differences side by side so you can quickly spot unrealistic costs without having to sift through unrelated details. For the selected categories and sort levels, the report prints:

• Quantities, unit costs, amounts, and totals with variances.
• Totals and variances for each phase or major division.

To create this report:

1. On the ribbon, select the Reports tab, and then from the Advanced Reports group, click Variance Report.

   In classic view, select Reports > Variance Report.

2. Specify which categories, quantities, and totals to include as well as the sort levels, ranges, fonts, and page layout to use.
3. Specify whether to allocate addons, round unit prices and quantities, combine items, print a table of contents, shade headings, group columns by estimate, and start each sort level on a new page.