The following table contains the Cost Events buttons, descriptions of the buttons, and the permissions required to be able to use the buttons.
All permissions: Administrator, Approve, Change, View, View Own, and Distribute
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| Enables the user to attach the selected document to other documents using the Constructware Attachment feature. Use the Attachment feature to link multiple documents together to track all information pertaining to a particular issue. | Administrator Change |
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| Closes the pop-up window | Administrator Change |
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| Enables you to add comments about the selected document. These comments are not part of the official document, but instead are a threaded discussion about the document. | Administrator Change |
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| Creates an exact copy of the selected document, down to the Cost Item. Additional Cost Items are created and added to the Cost Items log. Clicking the Copy button on the Items tab copies the selected item and creates an item within the current Cost Event. The copied item has the default Cost and Budget Status instead of the Cost and Budget Status of the original item. | Administrator Change |
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| Enables you to establish defaults for numbering and other attributes by project. See Module Customization for CCOs for more information. | Administrator |
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| Enables you to change an existing document. This button also allows the user to edit a Cost Item that has been added to the document. The Cost Item edit screen is opened for the selected item. Clicking Edit for a document under work-flow lock opens the Edit page with most of the fields marked as “Read-Only” except State and Linked Documents. | Administrator Change |
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| Opens the , allowing you to create a Correspondence about a Cost Event using a pre-defined Form Letter. There must be an active form letter setup record in Data Maintenance | Dependent on permission to Correspondence |
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| Opens the History pop-up window to allow you to view the Distribution History of the selected document. You can view any sent documents, the recipients, the date on which the document was sent, and confirmation of receipt (time/date stamping, and so on). | All |
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| Moves the selected Cost Item in the Items tab down in order on the current document. | Change |
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| Moves the selected Cost Item in the Items tab up in order on the current document. | Change |
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| Enables you to change up to 20 documents at one time, using an editable log format with select fields. | Administrator Change |
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| Enables you to create a document. On the Items tab, the button allows users with permission to create Cost Items to add Cost Items to the Document. | Administrator Change Initiate (Items tab) |
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| Enables you to create other Cost Management documents, such as RCOs and Contracts from the selected document. This shortcut saves several steps over the alternate method of creating the documents from scratch. | Administrator Change View |
| | Click the Push Down button to use the same value for all Design Reviews. Enter the value in the top field and then click the Push Down button to display the value in the same field for the other entries. | Administrator Change |
| | Click the Quick Add button to add contacts and companies to your document. When you click the button, the Quick Add pop-up opens so you can type a string of characters and then click Add. If there is no match, the standard contact dialog box displays so you can select from the matches found, or enter additional search criteria. The system assumes that you will enter the text in the form of "firstname lastname (company)". If you enter only one word, it is considered to be a last name. Anything entered between parentheses is considered to be a company name. Note: If you are using a project-specific document, the contact names will default to the members of the project team. | Administrator Change |
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| Enables you to remove a Cost Item from the Document. | Administrator Change |
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| Takes the user to the General Reports module, with the appropriate Category of report pre-selected. Click Return to come back to the current module. | Administrator Change View |
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| Initiates the approval process of the document. See Routing Documents for more information. | Administrator Change Approve |
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| Enables you to save information that has been entered into the system. Use the Save function when creating new or modifying document information. | Change Initiate (Cost Items tab) |
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| Enables you to close the current screen and save the information you entered. | Change Initiate (Cost Items tab) |
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| Opens the Send Wizard, where you can send your item by message, email or fax; and/or to build a Distribution list that displays on the document. See Send Wizard for more details. | Administrator Change View |
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| Enables you to check the spelling of text entered into the system. | Administrator Change |
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| Enables you to view the selected document in printable form. The printout contains information pertaining to the selected document and its Cost Items and Markups. | Administrator Change View |
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| Returns you to the module log page. | Administrator Change |
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| Sets the record state of the selected document to Void. | Change |