QB - 04.14.01 Masters: Condition Assemblies

A Condition Assembly holds a saved set of Material and Labor Items used to build a Condition. A Condition Assembly is a template of Items that can be dropped into a Condition Detail, all at once. A Condition Assembly includes specific Items (similar to a Chained Item), and stores adjustments to calculations such as changes to Production, Layers, and On Centers. Condition Assemblies draw from the Masters for Material and Labor pricing and match the Size of Items to the Condition's Height, if the Item includes that Height as a Size.

You can save any Condition as an Assembly.

Some important considerations when working with Condition Assemblies:

• Condition Assemblies save Production rates rather than absolute costs. If a Labor Item is saved with a production rate based on 1000SF, the same production rate (x/1000) is used when the Assembly is added to a Condition. 
• Assemblies always use the current Material Cost as shown in the Item (Master or Bid-Level if it has already been used in the Bid).
• Assemblies always use the current (prevailing) Wage information (Labor cost) as shown in the Payroll Class associated with the Labor Cost Codes in the Assembly.
• When a Condition is saved as an Assembly with a height value for Material Items and that Assembly is used for any similar Condition, the height is automatically updated for component Items. In other words, if a wall Condition with a height of 10’ is saved as an Assembly, when that Assembly is used to build a 14’ wall, Items that include a height are automatically set to 14'. Labor still defaults to the same production rates saved in the Assembly and should be adjusted as needed.
• Assemblies store proportional values for Material Items set up as a Direct Entry. For example, a Condition may be set up with a quantity of 1000 SF. A Direct Entry Item such as metal trim is entered and assigned an Item quantity of 100 LF. The Assembly stores that relationship of 1 to 10 and applies that same ratio to future Conditions.

You will find information about Creating Conditions and Saving Assemblies as well as downloading Manufacturer-provided Assemblies from On Center Software in Related articles.

What Are Assemblies?

Importing and Exporting Condition Assemblies