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Add a Specification Area

  1. Last updated
    May 28, 2025
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Objective

Add a specification area to manage and separate specifications for different buildings.

Background 

When uploading specifications for a project with multiple buildings or phases, you might find that many specifications are labelled with the same number, for example, A1. To prevent confusion, you can create different specification areas, where each building can have its own separate section within the project's Specification tool. The ability to create separate specification areas within a project makes it easier to navigate within the Specifications tool to find the correct specification, even when there are multiple specifications with the same title or number. When the Specification Areas feature is enabled and configured for a project, you can click into the designated specification area to see specifications associated only with that building. 

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions
  • Additional Information:
    • Before you can add specification areas to a project, you must first enable the Specification Areas feature in the Configure Settings icons-settings-gear.png. See Enable or Disable Specification Areas. 
    • If you previously uploaded specifications to a project before the Specification Areas feature was enabled for the project, the existing specifications are automatically added to a specification area called 'Area 01'. However, you can edit the area's name and add additional specification areas.
    • Users who subscribe to specifications receive email notifications for all specifications across all specification areas.
      • The gear icon-settings-gear-grey.png icon on an area tile signifies the user is an Admin. 

Steps

  1. Navigate to the project's Specifications tool.
  2. Click Specification Areas.
  3. Click + Add Specification Area.
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  4. Enter a name for the new specification area.
    Note: It is recommended that you name the specification area to match the name of the related building, structure, or project phase. 
  5. Click Create. 
    Optional: Upload specifications into the correct specification area.