Addition of Product Listings

Use this reference to learn about the multiple rules that apply and the changes that Specpoint makes to related content items when you add a product listing to a project.

Rules and Automated Changes

Based on the listing type of your added product listing or your selection in the Add to Project dialog box during product addition, the following rules and automated changes apply:

Addition Type	Rules and Automated Changes
All, except adding of Proprietary Listings	You can add product listings only from the Product Listings window at the project level, which is when you open this window from the project workspace with an active project. You can add product listings only if you selected a lowest-level assembly (an assembly without any child assemblies), family, section, or product type element in the origin project workspace. Based on your selected element in the origin project workspace, Specpoint adds the associated product type and its parent elements to the project, such as its family and assemblies for UniFormat. This applies only if the product type and its parent elements are not currently in the project.
Manufacturer and Product Listings	Specpoint adds and selects the respective option for the added product listing in the option set of the associated manufacturer paragraph in the associated product type element. The option that Specpoint adds is in the following format: <Name of the manufacturer that offers the added product listing>:<Name of the added product listing> For product types that use a product listing as a basis of design (BOD), Specpoint adds and selects the respective option for the added product listing in the option set of the associated BOD product paragraph instead of the manufacturer paragraph.
Manufacturer Only	Specpoint adds and selects the respective manufacturer for the added product listing in the option set of the associated manufacturer paragraph in the associated product type element. For product types that use a product listing as a basis-of-design (BOD) product, Specpoint selects the respective manufacturer for the added product listing in the option set of the associated BOD product paragraph instead of the manufacturer paragraph. The product type now uses the added product listing as a comparable product.
Manufacturer and Product Listings and Include Properties	Specpoint selects the respective options from the option sets of the associated product type properties in the associated product type, family, and section elements. The selections for the associated product type properties match the product properties of the added listing. Note: This automated change does not apply to product type properties in which you already selected options from their option sets. This prevents the platform from overriding user changes.
Manufacturer Only and Include Properties
Properties Only	Specpoint adds but not selects the respective manufacturer for the added product listing in the option set of the associated manufacturer paragraph in the associated product type element. For product types that use a product listing as a basis-of-design (BOD) product, Specpoint adds but not selects the respective manufacturer for the added product listing in the option set of the associated BOD product paragraph instead of the manufacturer paragraph. The product type now uses the added product listing as a comparable product. Specpoint selects the respective options from the option sets of the associated product type properties in the associated product type, family, and section elements. The selections for the associated product type properties match the product properties of the added listing. Note: This automated change does not apply to product type properties in which you already selected options from their option sets. This prevents the platform from overriding user changes.
Manufacturer and Product Listings and Include Manufacturer Properties	Specpoint applies all automated changes for each respective addition types. Specpoint removes all product listings without manufacturer options from the project for the product type. For the given product type, the Product Listings window displays only product listings with manufacturer options. This filtering applies as long as a product listing with manufacturer options is added to the project for the product type. Specpoint adds the product listing's manufacturer properties to the product type as manufacturer property paragraphs. For manufacturer options added to MasterSpec properties, Specpoint converts the respective product type property paragraphs to manufacturer property paragraphs that contain both its original MasterSpec options and the added manufacturer options.
Manufacturer Only and Include Manufacturer Properties
Properties Only and Include Manufacturer Properties
Manufacturer Listing Type	Specpoint selects the respective option (manufacturer name) for the added manufacturer listing from the option set of the associated manufacturer paragraph in the associated product type element. The associated product type element is the element that shares the product type of the added listing. For product types that use a product listing as a basis of design (BOD), Specpoint selects the respective option for the added manufacturer listing from the option set of the associated BOD product paragraph instead of the manufacturer paragraph. The product type now uses the added manufacturer listing as a comparable product.
Premium Proprietary Listing Type	You cannot add premium proprietary product listings into your project.