Properties of Assigned Units

Once a compatible unit has been assigned to a feature or work location, you can modify it to reflect special requirements of the job. You can apply make adjustments to the unit's cost or quantities to account for extra labor or materials anticipated in installing the unit. You can apply these adjustments at different levels of the design: to the unit only, to a feature (which affects its associated units), or to a work location (which affects all units at this location).

Labor Difficulty Factor

The Labor Difficulty Factor is value that reflects the extra labor anticipated in the installation of an assigned unit (due to difficult terrain, for example). When you specify a Labor Difficulty Factor, Bentley OpenUtilities Designer multiplies the existing Labor Cost value of the unit by the Labor Difficulty Factor value. You can either select the multiplier from a list of values derived from a customer-configured data table or enter a value. The Labor Difficulty Factor is a multiplier (2, 3, 4, 5, etc.). A value of 2, for example, doubles the cost of the unit. To specify a percentage, enter it as a decimal (15% = 1.15, 20% = 1.20, 35% = 1.35, and so on).

To apply the Labor Difficulty Factor to a single assigned unit, see Applying a Labor Difficulty Factor to an Assigned Unit.
To apply a Labor Difficulty Factor to all units associated with an assigned feature, see Applying a Labor Difficulty Factor to Assigned Features.
To apply the Labor Difficulty Factor to all units associated with a work location, see Applying a Labor Difficulty Factor to Work Locations.

Linear Allowance

The Linear Allowance value is a multiplier that reflects the extra material anticipated for the assigned unit at this work location. This property applies only to assigned units associated with spans features and work spans. The Linear Allowance value is a multiplier (2, 3, 4, 5, etc.). A value of 2, for example, doubles the amount of linear material that makes up the unit. To specify a percentage, enter it as a decimal (15% = 1.15, 20% = 1.20, 35% = 1.35, and so on).

To apply a Linear Allowance multiplier to a single assigned unit, see Applying a Linear Allowance Multiplier to an Assigned Unit.
To apply a Linear Allowance multiplier to a single assigned material item, see Applying a Linear Allowance Multiplier to Assigned Materials.
To apply a Linear Allowance multiplier to the units associated with an assigned span feature, see Applying a Linear Allowance Multiplier to an Assigned Feature.
To apply the Labor Difficulty Factor to all units associated with a work span, see Applying a Linear Allowance Multiplier to Work Spans.