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Items can only be added to an existing parent section or child section. A parent section is the highest level to which one or more child sections belong. The Section screen is used to manage all VPB sections for a selected version.

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Creating A VPB Section

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This dialog is used to create sections into which Variation Price Book (VPB) items will be placed.

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Base House Price, Site Costs, Facade, External Variations, Appliances, Floor Coverings, etc.

In the following image:

  • The parent section is called Facade (preceded by the VPB reference number 5), and
  • The sub, or child, sections, are called Facade Series #1 - #6 (preceded by the VPB reference numbers 5.1 to 5.6).

If the sections have been moved and the VPB reference numbers are incorrectly sorted, the VPB requires compiling. To compile a VPB, see Version.

General Group

Field

Description

Version

VPB version to which the section is allocated. This field is locked and cannot be edited.


Has Parent?

Parent status of the section. This field is locked and cannot be edited.

  • Yes: The section is a child of a parent section (i.e., a sub-section).
  • No: The section is not a child of a parent section.

Parent Section

Name of the parent section to which this section is a child. This field is locked and cannot be edited.

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This field is only populated if the Has Parent? field is Yes.


Full Reference

Internally generated VPB reference number.

Name

Name given to the section.

Example: Base
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Base House Price, Site Costs, Facade, External Variations, Appliances, Floor Coverings, etc.


Reference

Reference name given to the section. Click the Reference copy button to copy the section name or manually enter a reference name.

TOC Name

Name given to the Table Of Contents (TOC) section on a printed VPB. This name may differ from the section name.

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The section name that relates to facades may be called Facade whilst the TOC printed name may be House Facades.


Page Break Before?

Is there a page break before this section on a printed VPB?

  • No (default): There is no page break before this section on a printed VPB.
  • Yes: There is a page break before this section on a printed VPB.

Notes Group

Free text area for notes regarding the section.