Summary
This is where individual options are set up, maintained and referenced back to the parent databuild system
There are 3 different forms of options, differentiated by their scope:
Global Options: Available on all quotes, regardless of model
Model Options: Available on selected models only. Any option can be available on one, many or indeed all models
PC Items: Basically the same as model options except that the generated text can be presented in a tabular form in Proposals and Contracts
Details
The left panel displays all existing options and includes a checkbox to indicate whether each is a PC item or a normal option
Normal options and PC Items are functionally identical, they just get separated for proposals and contracts
The right panel includes 3 tabs:
| • | Text |
Each option is assigned
| • | a Scope Global, Model Option or PC Item |
| • | a Group Used to make option selection easier and to supply sub headings for proposals and contracts. These group names can be maintained by pressing the  button |
| • | a Default Quantity Usually 1, but can be a variable such as [Area], [Perimeter] etc |
| • | Days Each option can be assigned a number of days which are added to the days of other options and the days of the base model to arrive at a total number of project days, usually used in Contracts |
Each option is made up of any number of ingredients. Each ingredient is either:
| • | a Bill |
| • | an Item |
| • | a Recipe |
| • | or a Macros |
Prices of each option are set here and the markup calculated based on the costs of individual ingredients. Alternatively, changing the markup field and pressing 
will update the list price of the current or selected option(s). Before doing this, you should run the reprice options routine:
Repricing is done using the job and system databases specified for each option.
These databases can be selected by nominating a company or by selecting some or all options and dragging to the company, system database or job database fields.
Brochure, Proposal and Contract
These texts get appended to the corresponding texts of the current model when creating proposals, Contracts and brochures
Holds a list of variables attached to the current option. These combine with variables from the current model to build up a variables list for each quote. They can then have their values set before (or after) transfer to the parent Databuild system where they find their way right through to purchase orders.
Values can be also be set at this stage
SEARCH Scans each line of the option contents to build up the variables list which can then be edited
Toolbar
Add a new Option
Delete the current or selected option(s)
Select or deselect ALL options or Option contents
Make a copy of the current option
Add a new Contents line. Only enabled when Contents tab is open
Delete the current or selected Contents line(s). Only enabled when Contents tab is open
Close the module