Modified: 7 Sep 2026
Viewpoint Estimating
Estimating
Help
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Open a job in the Manage
Estimates screen.
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From the Estimate tab, click
Filter
on the filter toolbar.
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On the Enter Filter Criteria
window, fill in the fields as described in the Enter Filter Criteria Popup Window Field Reference.
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To view the items that match
the filter criteria, click Find. The items that match the
lower half of the window.
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If you didn't find what you
wanted, click Clear to remove all criteria and results.
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If you want to save your criteria as a Query so that you can filter on it again, do the following:
- Click Save.
- In the Query Name field, enter a name
for the new query up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
- Click OK. The new query is listed in
the Selected Query field.
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To filter the estimate based
on the criteria you entered, click OK.
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Click OK to
filter the estimate. The estimate is filtered and the totals at the bottom of the
estimate change to blue to denote that the estimate is filtered.
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In the Show field on the filter toolbar, select one of the following options:
- Estimate line items only – To apply the
filter to individual cost items and assemblies only. Items in the assemblies are
not included in the filter even if they match the filter criteria.
- All cost items – To apply the filter to all
cost items in the estimate, including members of assemblies. The assemblies
themselves are not displayed.
- Show all - To show all items in the
estimate.
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Click
on the speedbar to remove the filter.