As part of your initial system setup, STRUMIS supplies an XML file containing a standard set of steel section sizes and grades. The Section Wizard extracts the information from the XML file, presents it on the screen, and allows you to select the items that you want to include in your Item database. There are four sequential screens to run through. They are listed in the following process.
1. Go to Items & Inventory > Section Wizard.
2. The first screen is an introduction to the wizard. Click
Next.
3. On the second screen, select the Region (s) for which you want to set up sections, then click Next. Different Regions contain different steel sections to allow for the variations in naming conventions and Section Types in different global markets.
4. The third screen will allow you to identify the Sections Types, Sections and Grades available in the chosen Region.
Begin the selection process with the Section Type in the top left panel. You have a number of choices available. You can select individual steel sections to activate or use the Batch Update function to update multiple options at the same time. Sections are included in the library if they have an Enabled Status.
To batch update, select a number of rows that you wish activate then go to Batch Update which is located at the bottom of the form. From here you can enable the Value field ( or disable to remove sections from the library), then select the Apply Value field to assign the value to the chosen selection.
If you would like to include or remove all values on the Batch Update form, use the Only Selected Rows option.
If a section has been included in the library there will be a green flag assigned to it in the Section Type panel margin.
Batch Update can also be used to set the Section Mask for both Sections with and without Grades. If you select a Section with Grades, the associated field is active in Batch Update. If you select Sections without Grades, the field associated with these is active. Enter a mask name and select the Apply Value field to assign the appropriate mask to the Sections and then click Batch Update to complete the action.
To enable or disable Section sizes associated with the type, select a Section Type and then look to the Sections panel in the bottom left.
Check the Sections available and make sure the desired entries have a tick next to those to be included in the library.
To enable or disable Sections, you can either place a tick in the box next to the desired entry ( or remove a tick to disable) or use the Batch Update option to perform this action for multiple entries.
To use the Batch Update function, Select multiple entries and click the Batch Update button. Here you can choose to change the Value by placing a tick in the box or removing it, then selecting the Enabled Status to apply the change. Click Batch Update when you are satisfied with the selection.
If you wish to apply the chosen value to all Sections, regardless of the selection process, you can remove the tick next to Only Selected Rows before Batch Updating.
You can also choose to create a Rounding Radius on certain Sections by entering a value into the column of the same name. The Section Wizard must be completed for these values to take effect
To choose available Grades for the chosen Sections, choose a Section in the left panel and then look to the Grade panel which will change depending on the chosen Section. This field will only populate if Grades are available.
Select the grades you wish to include by adding a tick to include them against the chosen Section. Remove the tick to disable them.
To Batch Update the Grades, make a selection and then click Batch update.
You can choose to include or remove the activated status of the grades by placing a tick in the Value box or removing it, then placing a tick in the Apply Value box.
If you need to add a new Grade, you can manually type a new entry at the bottom of the Grade list.
Default Grades can also be assigned to the selected Section at this stage of the Section Wizard by ticking the adjacent box to the required Grades.
If you select a Section instead of a Section Type to make adjustments to the assigned Grades, then only those assigned to that particular Section will be seen and defaults cannot be selected.
8. On the fourth screen, select the required check boxes,
then click Finish.
The section types, sections and grades that you selected are used to update
the Item database.
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When using the wizard it is advised that you only select the sections and grades that you need. This helps keep your Items library concise, and therefore easier to find individual Items. You may re run the Section Wizard at any point to add or remove further Items. The wizard also allows you to bulk-remove Items. When the wizard is re-run, existing Items will be ticked. To remove Items, you can un-tick at any level of the hierarchy. This will remove all Items beneath it, as long as they have not been used in the system, for example, listed on an Estimate. |
