SI Explorer File Menu - Add Sections: Jobs 

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  1. Jobs Pane
  2. Contents
  3. Standard Windows Commands
  4. How To Use This Feature
    1. To Add Sections from A Job to Another Job or local Master:
    1. To Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Drag-And-Drop Copy feature:
    1. To Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Copy and Paste feature:
  5. Additional Learning Tools
  6. Technical Support Information

Illustration of the SpecsIntact Explorer Add Sections Button

This command can also be executed from the SpecsIntact Explorer's Toolbar, Right-click menu, or keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.

The Add Sections window provides three distinct tabs to pick the Sections to add to your Job or Master, specifically from Masters, other Jobs, Templates, or any combination of these sources. The Jobs tab specifically provides a way to integrate Sections from an existing Job into the currently selected Job or Master.

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteThe Add Sections window automatically defaults to the Masters tab, providing immediate access to the primary UFGS Master or a primary Master of your choosing.

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsClick the tabbed commands on the image below to see how to use each function.

Illustration SI Explorer's File | Add Sections: Jobs TabHyperlink to the SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections: Templates TopicHyperlink to the SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections: Masters Topic

Jobs Pane

In the Jobs pane, you can select the source Job, Division(s), or make granular selections to individual Sections within each Division. This is done by placing a check in the box next to each JobA specific facility construction project that consists of a group of guide specifications (Section (.sec) files) that are adapted to the project, DivisionEach Master is made up of Divisions containing groups of Sections that cover specific construction areas. Division Names and Titles are in accordance with CSI MasterFormat™(s), or SectionA set of files within the Division of a Master or Job that covers specific aspects of construction(s) you wish to add.

Illustration SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections: Jobs

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteWhen you select a Job, all underlying Divisions and Sections are automatically selected as well. Similarly, selecting a Division will automatically include all Sections within that Division.Hyperlink to the SI Explorer's Setup Menu - Working DirectoriesHyperlink to the SI Explorer's Setup Menu - Connect MastersHyperlink to the SI Explorer's Sections Menu - Working Directories TopicHyperlink to the SI Explorer's Setup Menu - Connect Masters Topic

Additionally, the Add Sections Jobs tab provides the following actions:

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteWhen tailored Sections are added to a Job, regardless of the method used, the Tailor Sections in Job window automatically opens. To learn more about this functionality, refer to the Tailoring topic.

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintIn the Jobs pane, use the Expand Illustration SI Explorer's Tree View Collapse button or Collapse Illustration SI Explorer's Tree View Expand button buttons to show or hide the contents of a Job or Division. When incorporating multiple Sections from a specific Division, an efficient method is to initially select the Division and then deselect any undesired Sections.

Contents

Illustration SI Explorer's File Menu - Add Sections:  Job Tab - Contents

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteWithin the Add Sections window, the options to add Sections or a Section Template are concurrently available to you across all of its tabs, regardless of which tab has focus.

Standard Windows Commands

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box OK buttonThe OK button will execute and save the selections made on all of the tabs.

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Cancel buttonThe Cancel button will close the window without recording any selections or changes entered.

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Help buttonThe Help button will open the Help Topic for this window.

How To Use This Feature

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Add Sections from A Job to Another Job or local Master:

  1. In the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the target Job or a local Master, then perform one of the following:
    1. Right-click and select Add Sections
    2. Click the Add Sections button on the Toolbar
    3. Select the File Menu and select Add Sections
    4. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A
  2. In the Add Sections window, select the Jobs tab
  3. In the Jobs pane, expand the source Job, then perform one of the following:
    1. Check the box next to Division(s) to select all its Sections
    2. Expand a Division and check the box next to one or more Sections
  4. Once the Section(s) are selected, click the Add button to add them to the Contents of Job or Master pane
  5. Click OK

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Drag-And-Drop Copy feature:

  1. In the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the source Job
  2. In the Contents pane, perform one of the following:
    1. To select a single Section, click-and-hold the mouse to drag-and-drop the Section to the target Job or local Master
    2. To select multiple consecutive Sections, select the first Section, press-and-hold the Shift key and select the last Section, then use the mouse to drag-and-drop the Sections to the target Job or local Master
    3. To select multiple non-consecutive Sections, press-and-hold the Ctrl key and select each Section, then use the mouse to drag-and-drop the Sections to the target Job or local Master
  3. On the Copy Files window, click Yes
  4. On the Section Copied window, click OK

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsTo Add Sections Using the SpecsIntact Explorer's Copy and Paste feature:

  1. In the SpecsIntact Explorer, select the source Job
  2. In the Contents pane, perform one of the following:
    1. To select a single Section to copy, select a Section, then press Ctrl+C
    2. To select multiple consecutive Sections, select the first Section, press-and-hold the Shift key and select the last Section, then press Ctrl+C
    3. To select multiple non-consecutive Sections, press-and-hold the Ctrl key and select each Section, then press Ctrl+C
  3. To paste the copied Sections, select the target Job or local Master, then press Ctrl+V
  4. On the Copy Files window, click Yes
  5. On the Section Copied window, click OK

Additional Learning Tools

Illustration Icon Indicating eLearning ModulesWatch all of the eLearning modules within Chapter 2 - Creating a Job and Adding Sections

 

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