Import an RS Means catalog

You must expand your RS Means catalog before you can import it. See
After you expand your RS Means catalog from the Viewpoint Customer Portal, you can import the catalog into ProContractor.
  1. Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
  2. Click Estimating > Tools > Estimating Import/Export Tool in the All Tasks pane.
  3. On the Import tab, select the Backup option and click OK.
  4. In the Access Database field, click .
  5. In the Files of type field, click and select QDZ files (*.qdz).
  6. Browse to the RS Means catalog you received and click Open.
  7. Click Import.
  8. In response to the Do you wish to include the overhead and profit markup percentages defined by RS Means? prompt, choose one:
    • Yes - uses the item markups provided by RS Means.
    • No - clears all item markups provided by RS Means.
  9. In response to the Do you wish to round the unit prices according to RS Means rounding rules? prompt, choose one:
    • Yes - uses RS Means rounding rules.
    • No - disables rounding.
      Note: You can change this setting at any time on the Rounding tab of the Define Catalog Globals.
  10. Click OK in the RS Means Catalog Import Options dialog box.
  11. Click OK in the Information dialog box.
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