Adding a Typical Section to a Cost Estimate

The Add Cost Estimate Typical Section Profile component enables you to create a new user-defined typical section for a cost estimate.

Note: You cannot add a typical section to a cost estimate if the cost estimate is associated with a project that contains project items. Instead, adding items to the cost estimate must be performed at the project level (see Maintaining Cost Estimates for a Project).

You can access the component by navigating to the Cost Estimate Typical Section Profile Overview and selecting Add from the Actions menu on the component header, or by navigating to the Cost Estimate Typical Section Profile Summary and selecting Add New from the Actions menu on the component header.

The component opens on the General tab. You can view or change information in these fields:

Click in a field and enter information as needed. When you create a new typical section that is not based on a typical section profile, the system automatically sets the User Defined field to Yes.

When you are finished, click the Save button. The system displays the new typical section on the Cost Estimate Typical Section Profile Summary and displays a message to confirm that your changes were saved.

To add additional information for the cost estimate typical section, click the following tabs:

Items	Click this tab to add items included in the typical section (see Maintaining Items for a Cost Estimate Typical Section).
Variables	Click this tab to add variables for the typical section (see Maintaining Variables for a Cost Estimate Typical Section).