Fast Calculation
During the bidding process, it is faster to provide general costs for wages, materials, etc. than to enter estimates with specific resources and items. To assist with this, the Fast Calculation includes fields for each Cost Type (Wages, Material, External Services, Equipment, and Other Costs). When values are entered into these fields, new lines are created automatically in the BoQ Budget Calculation as general components with the entered costs. The component number is taken from the Jobs Setup where General Components can be assigned for the Fast Calculation functionality.
Therefore, with the Fast Calculation, additional Job Lines do not need to be created manually in the BoQ Budget Calculation for any anticipated costs when responding to a quote request.
Fast Calculation Page
In the BoQ Position List page, choose the Fast Calculation action on the Views menu.
Many of the fields on the Fast Calculation page are the same as in the BoQ Position List or BoQ Budget Calculation pages. Therefore, only the fields that are specific to the Fast Calculation functionality are described in the following table.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Wages Quantity | Indicates the quantity for wages, which is needed per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Wages Unit Cost (LCY) | Indicates the Direct Unit Cost (LCY) for wages, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. This field is defaulted by the Direct Unit Cost field of the general component. |
| Wages Charge % | Indicates the Charge % for wages, which is defaulted by the job charge based on the calculation group of the general component. |
| Wages Unit Price (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Price (LCY) for wages, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Material Direct Unit Cost (LCY) | Indicates the Direct Unit Cost (LCY) for material, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Material Charge % | Indicates the Charge % for material, which is defaulted by the job charge based on the calculation group of the general component. |
| Material Unit Price (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Price (LCY) for material, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Ext. Service Direct Unit Cost (LCY) | Indicates the Direct Unit Cost (LCY) for external services, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Ext. Service Charge % | Indicates the Charge % for external services, which is defaulted by the job charge based on the calculation group of the general component. |
| Ext. Service Unit Price (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Price (LCY) for external services, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Material Cost % | Indicates the Cost % for material, which is defaulted by the job charge based on the calculation group of the general component. |
| Ext. Service Cost % | Indicates the Cost % for external services, which is defaulted by the job charge based on the calculation group of the general component. |
| Equipment Unit Cost (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Cost (LCY) for equipment, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Other Unit Cost (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Cost (LCY) for other costs, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Equipment Unit Price (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Price (LCY) for equipment, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Other Unit Price (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Price (LCY) for other prices, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Other 2 Unit Price (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Price (LCY) for other 2 prices, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
| Other 2 Unit Cost (LCY) | Indicates the Unit Cost (LCY) for other 2 costs, which is calculated per one unit of the BoQ Position. |
The actions on the menus are the same as on the BoQ Budget Calculation, except for the Position Components action by choosing Related > Line, which is described later in this topic.
The Fast Calculation page also includes the Long Text and Base Calculation FactBoxes.
If you have the integration with Advanced Construction Suite (ACS), the Document Box FactBox is available. For more information, see Integration of COSMO Document Management System.
Data Entry in Fast Calculation
- In a row with BoQ Position Type = Normal, values are entered for Wage Quantity and Wage Unit Cost (LCY), respectively. The Wage Charge % field is populated based on the Extra Charge % entered in the Job Charges page for Calculation Group = WAGES. The Wages Unit Price (LCY) field is calculated based on these values.
- Material values are entered in the Material Direct Unit Cost (LCY) and Material Charge % fields, respectively. The Material Unit Price (LCY) field is calculated based on these values.
- On the Related menu, choose Line > Position Components to view the components that have been created by entering data into the wage and material fields. Close the Position Components page.
- In the next row, values are entered again for wages and materials.
- To review the changes in the BoQ Position List, close the Fast Calculation page.
- Notice the following on the calculated lines:
- BoQ Positions with Unit Price (LCY) <>0 are no longer formatted in red
- Calculation Status is set to Progress
- Pricing transferred to the Unit Price (LCY) and Total Price Budget (LCY) fields
- Additionally, the Total Price Budget (LCY) field on the relevant rollup positions contain the total of the sub-positions.
- On the Views menu, choose Budget Calculation to see how values entered in the Fast Calculation have been automatically entered in that page.
Note
If calculating begins in the Fast Calculation page, further calculation processing can continue in the BoQ Budget Calculation page, but not vice versa. Therefore, once calculations start in the BoQ Budget Calculation, the Fast Calculation cannot be used.
- In the BoQ Position List page, select the calculated positions, and then choose the Change Calculation Status action on the Home menu. The Calculation Status dialog box opens.
- The Calculation Status dialog box indicates that the selected positions are to be set to Calculated; choose the OK button to change the status on the rows to Calculated.
- The Change Calculation Status function can be used to change a status from Calculated back to In Progress or (Empty).
- Close the BoQ Position List page.
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