Defining Measurement Values

Once a measurement has been created, its values can then be defined.

The first way of doing this is to switch on the quantity column for the relevant measurement in the BOQ scene, switch on table edit, and type in the quantity value for that measurement for the relevant line items.

For example, say you created a monthly progress timeline and you created a progress measurement for month one. Then, when taking your progress measurements on-site, you can simply switch the column on for that measurement’s quantity and fill in the progress measurement values for the relevant line items in that column.

Another way of defining measurement values is to import it from a MicrosoftⓇ Excel spreadsheet. To do this you need to first have created the measurement for which you want to import values. Then, click on +Import at the bottom of the BOQ scene, and select Update Column(s) from File.

Then follow the same steps as in Import into Trimble Quest, but with the extra step of first selecting the columns on which you want to match the file you are using to update to the existing BOQ (item number and description are usually good ones to use) and then the column that you want to update. For the column that you want to update, you will select Measurements from the dropdown menu and then select the measurement that you want to define the values for.

A third way of defining measurement values is to copy the values from an existing measurement. This can be done via the kebab menu that will come up as three vertical dots when you hover your mouse over the measurement to which you want to copy values. Clicking on the menu will give you the option to copy values from another measurement.

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