{"id":158506,"date":"2026-11-08T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%88%d8%af-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7\/"},"modified":"2026-11-15T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T14:24:40","slug":"the-manage-units-panel-in-construction-bill-of-quantities-items","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/the-manage-units-panel-in-construction-bill-of-quantities-items\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manage Units Panel in Construction Bill of Quantities Items"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Manage Units<\/strong> panel opens from the unit list of any material or work item in work item templates and the cost sheet, to choose or create a unit template and add conversion factors without leaving the form.<\/p>\n

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Required Permissions<\/span>Edit General Settings<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
How to Access<\/span>Work Item Templates<\/strong><\/a> or Cost Sheets<\/strong><\/a> \u2192 the unit field \u2192 Manage Units<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Table of Contents<\/p>\n

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  1. Panel Fields<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Locked Factors<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Saving<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Opening the Panel<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Example<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Related Settings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Error Messages and Solutions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  8. FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Panel Fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Field<\/th>\nRequired<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Unit Source<\/strong><\/td>\nRequired<\/td>\nSelect From Existing<\/strong> or Create New Unit Template<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Template<\/strong><\/td>\nRequired with Select From Existing<\/td>\nThe Select Template<\/strong> list with templates from Unit Templates<\/strong><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Template Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRequired with a new template<\/td>\nThe unit template name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Base Unit Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRequired<\/td>\nThe smallest unit in the template.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Short Name<\/strong><\/td>\nOptional<\/td>\nThe abbreviation of the base unit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Factors table: Unit Name<\/strong> and Factor<\/strong> and Short Name<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nEach additional unit and the number of base units it Equals<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Locked Factors<\/h2>\n