Objective
This article will breakdown what each Column header means so that you have a full understanding of the information available.
Background
In StructShare you have the ability to set up a Bill of Material (BoM) to keep track of how much you are estimating to spend vs how much things are actually costing. There are some key terms within the BoM interface that we will define so that you have a full understanding of everything being tracked.
Things to Consider
System Admin permission OR ‘Project Admin’ permission required to see the Bill of Material (BoM).
Steps:
Navigating to the BoM
Understanding the Columns available on the BoM
Navigating to the BoM
Click on the Building icon top right of StructShare, and you can either type in the project name or scroll to find the project in question.
You can alternatively click on the gear icon top right of StructShare and choose ‘Projects Information’. Then click on the Project Name from there.
At the top of the page click on the ‘BoM’ tab.
Understanding the Columns available on the BoM
Item Name - Name of the item in your database.
Ref Item - Reference you team might prefer to search for to find this item.
Unit - Unit of Measurement
Estimated QTY - The estimated quantity for this item.
Revised QTY - The actual quantity ordered for this item.
Price By - You can bundle an item into a package like ‘sheets’, ‘sq feet’, ‘box’, etc. if you order in bulk for this item and want to price it accordingly.
Qty Per Unit - This works in conjunction with ‘Unit’ and ‘Price By’. As an example, Drywall 4 x 8 would have a unit of measure as ’Sheets’, and then ‘Price By’ would be ‘Sq ft’, and ‘Qty per Unit’ would be 32.
Price - a flat price for this item (not calculated like ‘Price By’).
Price per Day - This feature is primarily used for rented equipment. It indicates the cost of keeping a rented piece of equipment on a jobsite per day.
Calculated cost - The Revised QTY x Price
Estimated cost - Estimated QTY x Price x Quantity per Unit (if applicable)
Phase - You can create and associate project phases with line items to group them.
Internal note - Free text area to add notes (only viewable by your internal team)
External note - Free text area to add notes (viewable by your team and suppliers as well).
If you click on the 3 bars top right of the page you can toggle on/off additional columns as well.
Questions?
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