Machine Records Command Group

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Add
- Opens the active Estimate’s Equipment List sheet, if not currently open.
- Opens a command specification form for input of the number of new blank rows to be inserted at the bottom of the current list.
  - Machine Records are listed in the order they were created. New Machine Records are always added at the bottom of the list.
Delete
- Opens a command specification form for selection of one or more Machine Records for deletion.
- Use the Control key while clicking to pick more than one item in the list for deletion.
Reproduce
- Opens a command specification form for input of criteria for selecting Machine Records for import to the active Estimate.
- To operate
  - Select Estimate File
  - Select Machine Record Property filter (e.g., “Machine Record Tag”)
  - Specify at least 3 characters as a property filter (e.g., “severe”)
  - Highlight one of the matching Machine Records by scrolling using the arrow buttons or by clicking on it
  - Specify the data you want to copy from the highlighted Machine Record to produce a new Machine Record
  - Click on the “Import…” button
    - It copies the highlighted Machine Record as specified
  - The entire reproduction process can be repeated without limit to add as many new Machine Records to the active estimate as you wish
Edit or Add Machine Records
- Opens a command specification form for editing one Machine Record’s machine properties, custody plan, and employment cost factors values.
- To operate:
  - Select a Machine Record (from the Equipment List sheet)
  - Select a Sheet- Property Group
  - Highlight the value of interest by scrolling using the arrow buttons or by clicking on an item
  - Specify a new value
  - SAVE the new value
- The form also enables the production of new Machine Records by copying an existing one or by creating a new one from scratch. In this way, it is easy to create multiple employment cases for one machine by editing values in the copied records.
- The entire editing/adding process can be repeated without limit to edit/add as many Machine Records as you wish
Multi-Edit
- Opens a command specification form for editing many Machine Records at once.
- To operate:
  - Specify Machine Records Filter
    - Click on a Machine Property Group
    - Double-Click on individual Machine Property
      - Specify Filter criteria
      - Successive filters produce a subset of the last filter (Filters joined with AND)
  - Specify New Value
    - Click on the Sheet & Property Group of interest
    - Click on Cost Factor or Property of interest
    - Input new value in the New Value field
    - OR, click on a Cost Factor Value Guidance figure to copy it to the New Value field