Scenario-specific site variable overrides
It is possible to override a site variable when you cost a scenario. If your company has different roles for VPE and System Administration, you will need to collaborate with an aPriori System Administrator to configure this functionality. In general, the System Administrator needs to create a new User Defined Attribute (UDA) with exactly the same name as the target site variable. This UDA must be configured to appear on the Cost Guide with a Display Name that makes clear which Process Group it applies to. You users must be educated as to what this field does, and when to use it and when to leave it blank.
Note that this UDA can be further mapped to a CAD Property so that a value in the original CAD file can control the override value of the site variable.
1 Determine which site variable you want your users to be able to override when costing. Use the Process Group Site Variables tool as described earlier in this chapter to view the variables available in each Process Group.
2 Arrange to have an aPriori System Administrator create a User Defined Attribute (UDA) with exactly the same name as the site variable. This procedure is described in the aPriori System Administration Guide. Also ensure that the administrator creating the UDA understands exactly which Process Group this override applies to. They will need to build this into the Display Name that appears in the Cost Guide.
3 Ensure that the UDA appears in the Company-Defined Attributes section of the Cost Guide.
4 If the user doing the costing enters a value in this field, it will override the default value of the site variable. Ensure that your users understand when they should use this override, and that they should not specify a value for Process Group(s) not relevant for this site variable.