COSMO Bill of Quantities Management

The COSMO Bill of Quantities Management app imports and exports specification files of specific formats, such as GAEB files or OeNorm files. GAEB is a German organization that defines standards in electronic data exchange for construction works industries. For more information, see http://www.gaeb.de/en/. OeNorm is defined by the Austrian Standards organization. For more information, see https://www.austrian-standards.at.

GAEB

There are three different formats of the GAEB standard:

  • GAEB 90 – file *.d*
  • GAEB 2000 – file *.p*
  • GAEB XML – file *.x*

The GAEB data exchange has different exchange phases, each with their own file definitions. Currently COSMO Bill of Quantities Management supports the following exchange phases:

  • 81 Specification
  • 82 Cost Estimate
  • 83 Offer Request
  • 84 Offer
  • 85 Side Offer
  • 86 Order Award
  • 93 Price Request
  • 94 Price Offer

Example files:

  • *.d81,*.d82,*.d83, *.d84, *.d85, *.d86
  • *.p81,*.p82,*.p83, *.p84, *.p85, *.p86, *.p93, *.p94
  • *.x81,*.x82,*.x83, *.x84, *.x85, *.x86, *.x93, *.x94

OeNorm

There are two different formats of the OeNorm standard:

  • OeNorm B2063 – file *.dtn, *.dta, *.txt
  • OeNorm A2063 – file *.onlv, *.onlb

The OeNorm A2063 is available in different versions. Currently COSMO Bill of Quantities Management supports the following versions:

  • A2063 2009
  • A2063 2015

OeNorm A2063 also supports different data exchange phases that are similar to the GAEB exchange phases.

Access COSMO Bill of Quantities Management functionality using the Tell Me feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Choose the Lightbulb that opens the Tell Me feature icon, enter the page name, and then choose the related link.


Note

The content in COSMO Docs reflects the most current version of the COSMO Bill of Quantities Management app. If your company is using a different version, you may not have some of the described features. If you are using an older version or an On-Premises version of the app, see the specific product content in COSMO CONSULT Product Documentation.


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