Configure Advanced Settings: Variations
Objective
To configure the advanced settings for your project's Variations tool.
Background
The configuration settings for the project's Variations tool gives you the ability customise variation reasons, variation types and variation statuses.
Things to Consider
- Required User Permissions:
- 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Variations tool
Prerequisites
Steps
You can perform the following configuration tasks:
Configure Variation Settings
- Navigate to the project's Variations tool.
- Click the Configure Settings
icon. - Under Variation Settings, do the following:
- Show Line Items on Main Contract Variation PDFs
- To show line items on MCVs exported PDFs, mark this tickbox.
- To hide line items from MCVs exported PDFs, remove the mark from this tickbox.
- Show Line Items on Commitment Variation PDFs
- To show line items on an exported PDF for a CV, mark this tickbox.
- To hide line items from an exported PDF for a CV, remove the mark from this tickbox.
- Change Reason Behaviour
To modify the change reason behaviour always contact your Procore point of contact first. You have these options:- Drop-down list of pre-defined reasons. Provides users with the ability to select change reasons from a drop-down list. See Set the Default Change Management Configurations and What are the different variation tier settings in Project Financials?
- Freeform text field. Allows users to enter any additional information in a text entry field.
- Show Line Items on Main Contract Variation PDFs
- Click Update.
Set User Permissions for the Variations Tool
Notes
- If you have a small number of users, you might choose to manage user permissions for the project's Variations tool using the steps below.
- If you have a large number of users, it is recommended that you manage user permissions on Procore's project tools using permission templates. For instructions, see Manage Project Permissions Templates.
- Navigate to the project's Variations tool.
- Click the Configure Settings icon.
- Click Permissions Table.
- Set each user's permission for the tool according to your preferences.
Access
No Access
Note: To view a complete list of available tasks by permission level, see Permissions.
- When finished, click Back.