SI Explorer Process Menu - Reference Processing: Reconciliation

 

This command can be executed from the SI Explorer's Toolbar command.

 

This is a multi-function dialog for processing References throughout a Job or Master.  When processing a Job the Reconciliation and Supplemental Reference List Tabs are available, whereas when processing  a Master all three tabs are available, as illustrated below.

 

Click the tabbed commands on the image below to see how to use each function.  Content descriptions are detailed below the image.

 

        

Action

Reconcile References In Reference Articles

Available for both Jobs and MasterA group of standard Government agency (Master) Guide Specifications used in the preparation of a Job.

 

When selected, will add the information to the Reference Articles for Reference Identifiers (RID) used in the SectionA set of files within the Division of a Master or Job that covers specific aspects of construction text but not contained in the Reference ArticleAn Article within Part 1 that contains a list of the Publishing Organizations and the titles of all technical references used in the section text.

 

The Reference Identifiers are sorted and displayed in alphanumeric order.

 

Remove Unused References

Checking this box will enable the system to also remove References not used in the Sections text.

Generate New Reference Articles In Sections

Available for Masters Only.  

 

First, the system will delete the existing Reference Articles and then generate new ones based on References used in the Sections' text.

Remove All References From Reference Articles

Available for Masters Only

 

Removes all existing information from the Reference Articles.

Generate New References In Reference Articles But Preserve Unlisted References

With this option, you can rebuild the Reference Articles for a Job or a Master to use the latest References.found in the Unified Master Reference List (UMRL),A list of all referenced standards cited in the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) Master. It is used to generate Reference Articles when performing Master text processing functions. The UMRL is also used by the SI Explorers Reference Wizard and Reference Checking features while also preserving the Unlisted ReferencesThese are References that only appear in the Section (.sec) file and not in the Unified Master Reference List (UMRL) or the Supplemental Reference List (SRL)  that only appear in the Section (.sec) file or in the Supplemental Reference List (SRL)A custom file maintained by the user to include reference standards not found in the UFGS Master guide specifications.  This multi-functional process combines all the reconciliation options above into a single process, making it a more efficient method for updating the Reference Articles in a Job or Master.

 

Master/Supplemental Reference List to use

From the list, select either the Unified Master Reference List (UMRL)A list of all referenced standards cited in the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) Master. It is used to generate Reference Articles when performing Master text processing functions. The UMRL is also used by the SI Explorers Reference Wizard and Reference Checking features, a Master or the Supplemental Reference List to use for the Actions chosen above.

 

For Jobs, you must use the Supplemental Reference List .

 

Additional Learning Tools

Watch the Master Reference Processing eLearning module within Chapter 7 - Master Preparation

 

 

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