Prompt to add new items to an allowance on an approved project not working | Voters

Prompt to add new items to an allowance on an approved project not working

Eric Kalpakoff

I have an approved project and I am adding an accessory to an approved item (adding missing interconnect cable), and it did not prompt me to add the item to an existing allowance despite the setting set to yes.

March 25, 2025

Naresh Nichani

Eric Kalpakoff - This is by design. For an accessory to be added to an allowance the parent item must be in allowance due to our project structure limitations.

Eric Kalpakoff

Naresh Nichani Being able to link an added accessory to an allowance would help limit human error during the submittals and for future change orders. The thing that make DT special is it's ability to link BOM items to drawings. If various accessories were added to a BOM post approval like mounting accessories, missing interconnects, etc. But if that parent item is replaced or deleted during future changes, the accessories should be linked so they aren't abandoned in the BOM becuase it may not be easy to determine which accessories that are in the allowance belong to the parent that is being replaced/removed. This has been tripping my drafters on huge projects.