The VPB items presented in a Browse or Search can be in a number of formats;

Standard
Note Only
Table

VPB Item Dialog

This dialog is used to display a Variation Price Book (VPB) standard item. A standard item is a single catalogue item that is available for inclusion in a VPB. A standard item can be provided with detailed information about the product, including descriptive information, price, and image.

A standard item could also be formatted as a Note Only and be included as a condition on a client document.

There are three tabs on the dialog and each has a separate function. All or some of the tabs may be applicable for a single item.

VPB Item Dialog - General Tab

The General tab is used to display the basic details for a standard item, such as quantity, unit details, pricing, and notes.

Item Group

Field	Description
Reference	Full reference to the standard item in the VPB.
Permit Significant?	Does the selection of the standard item affect the permit approval process?
Energy Significant?	Does the selection of the standard item affect the overall energy rating of the house?
Available?	Will the standard item be available for selection in a client document?
Quantity	Number of items required. Example Bricks (per 1,000) are selected based on the size of the house. If 15.0 is entered for a house type, it indicates that 15,000 bricks are required for the selected standard item.
Unit	Unit of measurement used to describe the quantity. Example Each, Per Job, m, m2, lm, etc.
Unit Description	Manually entered text to describe the unit. The unit description is displayed on the document. Example If the selected unit is each, the unit description may be ea.

Pricing Group

Field

Description

Retail Price (inc GST)

Retail price (inc GST) of the standard item.

Pricing

Base price status of the standard item.

Fixed Price: The base price is fixed and confirmed.
Provisional Price: The base price is an approximate price only.

Published Price Group

Field

Description

Field

Description

Format

Format used to display the published Price (inc GST) field below.

If the format is [Retail Price], a dollar amount will be displayed in the Price (inc GST) field. However, if a string field such as No Charge is displayed, the No Charge text string is copied to the Price (inc GST) field. The ability to display custom text in the Price (inc GST) field is also supported.

Price (inc GST)

Published price of the standard item. This field will display either a dollar amount or text.

Notes Group

Notes regarding the standard item.

Table Item Dialog

This dialog is used to display a Variation Price Book (VPB) table item. A table item allows data to be arranged into rows and columns of cells and makes it easy for salespeople to select an item. In the case of VPB items, a table item is used to display the price between two variables.

Example

Let's say a builder has two house types:

- House Type A (single storey), and
- House Type B (double storey)

The builder only uses two types of bricks:

- Brick Type 1 (the cheapest brick), and
- Brick Type 2 (more expensive brick)

To build House Type A requires 10,000 bricks (indicated in the Quantity column) and to build House Type B requires 15,000 bricks (also indicated in theQuantity column). Brick Type 1 costs $500 per 1,000 bricks whilst Brick Type 2 costs $1,000 per 1,000 bricks. This information is presented in the following table:

House Type

Quantity

Brick Type 1

Brick Type 2*

House Type A

10

Price of House Type A Using Brick Type 1

e.g. $5,000

Price of House Type A Using Brick Type 2

e.g. $10,000

House Type B

15

Price of House Type B Using Brick Type 1

e.g. $7,500

Price of House Type B Using Brick Type 2

e.g. $15,000

The column heading can be based on a standard item.

Table Item Dialog - General Tab

The General tab is used to display the basic details of a table item, such as row and column headings, and any notes about the table item.

Item Group

Field

Description

Reference

Full reference to the table item in the VPB.

Example: The table item 13.4.1.1 includes the following VPB details:

- 13: Home Technology

- 13.4: Air Conditioners

- 13.4.1: Ducted Systems

- 13.4.1.1: Table Item for Ducted Systems

Columns

Total number of column headings in the table.

Row Column Group

Field

Description

Name

Name given to the row column group.

Example: If the table item relates to air conditioners for single storey houses, then the row column group may be called House Type or Single Storey House Type.

Reference

Reference name given to the row column group.

The name entered here appears as the second column heading on the Rows tab.

Quantity Column Group

Field

Description

Name

Name given to the quantity column.

Reference Name

Reference name given to the quantity column.

The name entered here appears as the third column heading on the Rows tab.

Suppress Quantity?

Will the quantity column be suppressed on the printed VPB?

No: The quantity column will be included in the printed VPB.
Yes: The quantity column will be excluded from the printed VPB.

Notes Group

Notes regarding the table item.

Table Item Dialog - Rows Tab

The Rows tab is used to display a table row for a table item. Double-clicking a cell opens the General tab of the VPB Item dialog. This will display the details for a specific VPB item.

Table Rows List

Column	Description
#	Row number.
Column Heading: Second	The name of the second column heading is displayed in the Row Column group of the General tab.
Column Heading: Third	The name of the third column heading is displayed in the Quantity Column group of the General tab.
Column Heading: Fourth and Above	The names of the fourth and subsequent column headings are not displayed on this dialog and can only be viewed when using Framework ECM.

Image Tab

The Image tab is used to display a full size image against the item.

Link BOQ Tab

Important: BOQ links are ONLY displayed if information is integrated between Framework ECM and an external estimating system.

The Link BOQ tab is used to display the Bill Of Quantities (BOQ) links for a standard item.

A BOQ is also known in the housing industry as:

Assembly
Recipe
Mini-bill
Model

A BOQ is a document used in estimating in which costs for materials, parts, and labour are itemised to create the total cost for an item. Entering a BOQ link allows the exchange of information between Framework ECM and an external estimating system.

Example

A single wall oven may be connected to a BOQ that contains:

- Required materials (in this case, the wall oven itself, gas piping, etc.)
- Labour
- Delivery

Multiple BOQ links may be listed that show that a single item can be tied to multiple BOQs.

Example

A house may be connected to multiple BOQs such as:

- Bathroom BOQ
- Garage BOQ
- Kitchen BOQ, etc.

Link BOQ List

Column	Description
#	Order of the BOQ link on the Link BOQ list.
QTY	BOQ link quantity.
BOQ Ref (text)	BOQ text reference item in an estimating system for the standard item.
BOQ Ref (number)	BOQ number reference item in an estimating system for the standard item.
Notes	Notes regarding the BOQ link.