Managing Labor Reference Data

Reference data is information that is stored permanently in the database and used to create and maintain the standardized information used in entity records. Some reference data is generic in nature and rarely changes (for example, the values used for units of measure such as kilometer or pound). However, most reference data is specific to your agency. After the application is initially installed, any reference data specific to your agency must be recorded and maintained.

The Labor Reference Data component provides access to all the reference data required by your agency's work processes in the labor area of the AASHTOWare Project Civil Rights & Labor software.

To add new reference data, select Add from the Actions menu to the right of the type of data you want to add. To make changes to reference data, click the link for the type of data you want to change, or select Open from the Actions menu.

Caution: Always consider the potential impact on all AASHTOWare Project modules before adding, changing, or deleting reference data.

For more information about maintaining specific types of Labor reference data, click the following links:

Over time, as improvements are made in construction methods and materials, vendors and material sources close, and other changes occur, some reference data becomes outdated and should no longer be used. For this reason, you can assign a date to some reference data to indicate when it will automatically become obsolete and no longer included on any entity lists in the system (for more information, see Managing Reference Data Status).