Working with Life Cycle Maintenance Schedules for a Cost Estimate

A maintenance schedule profile identifies maintenance tasks that are expected to occur over the life span of an improvement. When a profile is associated with a cost estimate, it enables you to compare and analyze the life cycle costs involved for different designs.

The Cost Estimate Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule Overview lists all of the maintenance schedules associated with the selected cost estimate. To access the overview, navigate to the Cost Estimate Summary, and click the Life Cycle Costs quick link.

Each row includes an Actions button and current values in these fields:

• Profile

• Description

To delete a maintenance schedule from the cost estimate, select Delete from the Actions menu on the maintenance schedule row. The system shades the row gray to indicate it is marked for deletion. To reverse the delete action, click the Undo button.

When you are finished making changes, click the Save button. The system displays a message to confirm that your changes were saved in the database.

To view or change additional information about a maintenance schedule, click the Profile link, or select Open from the Actions menu on the maintenance schedule row. For more information, see Maintaining a Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule for a Cost Estimate.

To create a new maintenance schedule and add it to the cost estimate, click the Add button. The system takes you to the Add Cost Estimate Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule component. For more information, see Adding a Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule to a Cost Estimate.

Selecting Maintenance Schedule Profiles to Add to a Cost Estimate

To select one or more maintenance schedules to add to the cost estimate, follow these steps:

1. On the Cost Estimate Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule Overview, choose Copy Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule Profile from the Actions menu on the maintenance schedule list.
   
   The system displays a modal window for selecting life cycle maintenance schedule profiles that share the same spec book and unit system as the current cost estimate.

2. Click a profile row to select it.
   
   A check mark appears at the beginning of the row to indicate it is selected. Continue selecting profile rows as needed. You can click a row again to clear the selection.

3. When you are finished, click the Copy button.
   
   The system closes the modal window and adds the selected maintenance schedules to the list.

Copying Maintenance Schedules from Other Cost Estimates

To copy one or more maintenance schedules from another cost estimate to the current cost estimate, follow these steps:

1. On the Cost Estimate Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule Overview, choose Copy Cost Estimate Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule from the Actions menu on the maintenance schedule list.
   
   The system displays a modal window for selecting life cycle maintenance schedules associated with other cost estimates that share the same spec book and unit system as the current cost estimate.

2. Click a maintenance schedule row to select it.
   
   A check mark appears at the beginning of the row to indicate it is selected. Continue selecting maintenance schedule rows as needed. You can click a row again to clear the selection.

3. When you are finished, click the Copy button.
   
   The system closes the modal window and adds the selected maintenance schedules to the list.

Related topics:

Maintaining a Life Cycle Maintenance Schedule for a Cost Estimate