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Add a cost item to list assemblies

Modified: 7 Sep 2026 Viewpoint Estimating Estimating Help
  1. Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
  2. From the Catalog tab, click to select the catalog which contains the cost items you want to add to list assemblies from the Catalog field.
  3. Select the folder in the active catalog which contains the list assemblies to which you want to add cost items.
  4. If needed, select the list assemblies to which you want to add a cost item.
  5. Click More on the speedbar to display the Advanced Catalog Editing toolbar.
  6. Click +Asm .
  7. In the Select Type to Add field, select the type of cost item to add.
  8. Select the Use Assembly Units checkbox to use the list assemblies' units. Deselect the checkbox to specify the unit to use in the Units field.
  9. In the Quantity field, enter the base quantity of the cost item in the list assembly or click to increase or decrease the quantity.
  10. Under Choose Which Assemblies to Update, select the option for the assemblies to update.
    Valid values include the following:

    • Selected assemblies only – A new cost item is added to the selected list assemblies.

    • All assemblies in this folder – A new cost item is added to all list assemblies in the selected folder.

    • All assemblies in this folder and its sub-folders – A new cost item is added to all the list assemblies in the selected folder and its sub-folders.

  11. In the Reference suffix field, enter text to add to the end of the list assembly reference to create the reference for the new cost item.
  12. In the Description prefix field, enter text to add to the beginning of the list assembly description to create the description for the new list assembly.
  13. Click OK.
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