Newforma Info Exchange Tenth Edition Help  

 

Potential Change Order Page

This page shows the details of the potential change order you selected from the Potential Change Orders log. External and internal (Project Center) users see the same information unless otherwise noted.

Fields - External Users

Pricing items refer to line items entered on the Pricing tab of potential change orders in Project Center. External users see the following fields on the Potential Change Order page:

Subject

The subject of the potential change order.

Item Description

The description of the pricing item.

Contract

The contract the pricing item is related to.

Pricing Requested

The date pricing was requested.

Pricing Due

The due date requested for the pricing item.

Pricing Received

The date the pricing was received from a subcontractor.

Item Number

Automatically generated ID number of the pricing item.

Requested By

The team member who requested the pricing item. Click the link to open the Contact Information dialog box.

Proposed Amount

The pricing amount proposed by the subcontractor.

Proposed Days

The number of days proposed by the subcontractor to complete the pricing item.

Approved Amount

The pricing amount approved by the general contractor. The resulting change order will be based on this amount.

Approved Days

The number of days approved to be added to the contract.

 

Fields - Project Center Users

Pricing items refer to line items entered on the Pricing tab of potential change orders in Project Center. Project Center (internal) users see the following fields on the Potential Change Order page:

Subject

The subject of the potential change order.

Due Date

The date the potential change order is due.

Status

The status of the potential change order. The available statuses are:

        Draft - The default value when the potential change order is logged.

        Pricing Requested - The open status, when pricing is needed.

        Pricing Completed - Indicates the pricing has been received from the subcontractors.

        Closed - Indicates change orders have been issued; changes potential change order to read-only.

        Void - Indicates the potential change order was cancelled.

Type

The category (Cost or Budget) assigned to the potential change order.

Estimated Amount

The estimated dollar amount for the potential change order.

Proposed Amount

The proposed dollar amount for the potential change order.

Approved Amount

The approved dollar amount for the potential change order.

Forecast Amount

The forecast total dollar amount for all current pricing items associated with the potential change order.

ID

The ID number for the potential change order.

Actual Completion

The actual complete date of the potential change order.

Reasons

The reasons for the creation of the potential change order.

 

Pricing tab

This tab displays the details for all pricing items associated with the potential change order.

This tab is only available to Project Center users.

Item Number

Automatically generated ID number of the pricing item.

Item Description

The description of the pricing item.

Contract

The contract the pricing item is related to. Click the link to view the Contract page.

Contact

The contact associated with the pricing item. This contact is responsible for responding to the pricing item.

Cost Code

Project cost code associated with the pricing item. Click the link to view the Cost Code page.

Pricing Requested

The date pricing was requested.

Pricing Due

The due date requested for the pricing item.

Pricing Received

The date the pricing was received from a subcontractor.

Estimated Amount

The estimated cost of the pricing item.

Proposed Amount

The pricing amount proposed by the subcontractor.

Approved Amount

The pricing amount approved by the general contractor. The resulting change order will be based on this amount.

Proposed Days

The number of days proposed by the subcontractor to complete the pricing item.

Approved Days

The number of days approved to be added to the contract.

Change Order

The change order number associated with the potential change order.

 

Description tab

Displays any detailed information entered about the potential change order.

 

Contract Documents tab

Displays any record documents linked to the potential change order.

This tab is only available to Project Center users.

Number

The record document number.

Type

The type of record document.

Title

The title of the record document.

Revision

The revision number of the record document.

File

The file associated with the record document. Click on the link for a file to view it in the Newforma Web Viewer. If the filename is not a hyperlink, click the icon to open or save the file locally.

Revision Date

The creation date of the last record document revision.

Revision Description

The description of the last record document revision.

 

Email Log tab

This tab lists all email messages associated with the potential change order.

This tab is only available to Project Center users.

Importance

The    icon indicates the email message is marked as important.

Attachments

The    icon indicates the email message contains an attachment.

Subject  

The original subject line of the email. Click the subject of an email message to view it in the Email Preview page.

Message

Displays the first part of the email message.

From

Displays the original sender of the email.

To

Displays the recipient list for the email.

Date

Displays the original send date for the email.

Size  

Displays the file size of the email.

Preview Email Messages

Mark this checkbox to display a portion of the email messages below their subjects.

 

Supporting Documents tab

Displays the supporting documents for the pricing item that are available to you. Click on the link for a file to view it in the Newforma Web Viewer. If the filename is not a hyperlink, click the icon to open or save the file locally.

Internal users can access all of the supporting documents.

Name

The name of the file.

Type

The file type.

 

Related Items tab

This tab lists all Project Center items that are related (linked) to the potential change order. Click the subject of an item to open it in its page.

Subject

The subject of the related project item. The icon for the related item type appears to the left of the Subject.

ID

The ID for the related project item.

Type

The type of the Project Center project item.

Workflow

The status of the item related to the potential change order.

Team Members

Team members associated with the related item.

Date

The date the related item was created.

Keywords

Displays any project keywords associated with the item.

 

Change Log tab

This tab displays a history of the actions taken on the selected potential change order, including when it was created, modified, who was involved, and any details.

This tab is only available to Project Center users.

Date  

Date the change occurred.

Event Type

Type of change that occurred.

By

Project team member who created the change.

Detail

The specific field or item that was changed by the event.

In addition to the listed fields, custom fields may also be exist. Project Center administrators can create custom fields throughout Info Exchange.

 

Page Tools

The following tools are available in the Potential Change Order page toolbar.

Potential Change Orders

Click to return to the Potential Change Orders log.

Send Response

Click to send a response to the pricing item.

 

To access this page

Click the Item Number (external users) or Subject (Project Center users) of a potential change order in the Potential Change Orders log.

If potential change orders are not available to you, see Make a Project Center Project and Its Activity Centers Available on Info Exchange.