- Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
- From the Takeoff tab, open the Alternate panel tab.
- Select the alternate you want to modify.
- Click Takeoff
Item
and select
Edit
Item. - In the Reference field, modify the reference that identifies the alternate as needed.
- In the Group field, modify the name of the alternate group for this alternate as needed.
- In the Status field, click
and select a status for the alternate. You can use the
status to track the alternate through the approval process.- None: The alternate has no status.
- Pending: The alternate is under consideration. You will typically select this status for a new alternate.
- Acceptable: The alternate has been approved but not posted.
- Rejected: The alternate has been rejected.
- Posted: The alternate has been accepted and incorporated into the estimate. You cannot manually select the Posted status—the application will change the alternate's status to Posted when you post it.
- Included: The alternate has been incorporated into the estimate manually.
- Other1-3: These statuses can be customized using the Estimating Preferences screen to incorporate your company's business practices.
- In the Description field, modify the description of the alternate as needed.
- Modify the fields as needed as described on the Alternate Screen Field Reference.
- Click OK.