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This screen provides the ability to manage options for a project. Users may get to the page by clicking on the Options link in the left navigation area of the Project Mgmt section or by clicking on the Project Options link in the Project Components section of the Project Detail page for the project.

To manage Project Options:

1. To include options in the list of project options, click the Include check box next to each option you want to include that is under the Excluded Options section.

2. Click the Include All button at the top of the page to immediately move all Excluded Options into the Included Options. There is no way to automatically undo this action.

3. To exclude options, click the Exclude check box next to each option you want to exclude that is under the Included Options section.

4. Click the Exclude All button at the top of the page to immediately move all Included Options into the Excluded Options. There is no way to automatically undo this action.

5. Click the Update button in the top right of the page.

6. To mark the Project Options section as Complete, click the Complete? check box in the top right of the page.

7. Click the Update button. This sets the status of the options in the Project Components section of the Project Detail page to Complete.

To add Project Options:

1. On the Project Options page, click on the Add Option button to open a popup window to add the new option.

2. Enter the Option Number.

3. Enter a Description for the option.

4. Choose one or more Cost Codes from the multi-select box. Hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple plans.

5. Choose one or more Plans from the multi-select box. Hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple plans.

6. Click the Add Option & Close Window button at the bottom of the page. The new option appears in the Included Options list.

7. Clicking on the Cancel button will close the Add Option popup window without adding the new option.

Project Option Columns

• Option Number & Description - Contains the number and description of the option as it will appear to the bidder and on the Bid Analysis pages.

• Cost Code - This column contains the cost codes the option has been mapped to .

• Plan(s) & Elevation(s) - This column contains the plans and elevations the option has been mapped to.

• If the option has been mapped to all plans and elevations, an asterisk * will be shown in this column

• If the options has been mapped to multiple plans and elevations but not all plans and elevations an icon will be displayed.

• Clicking on the icon will expand the list to show the plans and elevations the option is mapped to.

• Edit (Included list only) - Clicking on the Edit link will open a popup window that allows the user to edit the option information.

• Add Cost Code (Included list only) - Clicking on the Add Cost Code link will open a popup window that allows the user to map the option to an additional cost code and plans & elevations.

• Exclude/Include - This column of check boxes allows the user to select which options they want to include or exclude from the list of options on the new project. Options that are "Included" will be available for use on the projects. Options that are "Excluded" will not be available for on the projects. These columns only appear if the project status is "In Setup" or "Pending"