Contents of the Best Practices Dialog Box

Use the contents of this dialog box to set a project content item as a best practice.

General Options

For setting a best practice, the following options are available:

Option Description
Set as Best Practice Select this option to set the project content item as a project parameter best practice, which applies only to projects that share the selected project parameters.

Selecting this option activates the options for project parameter selection and clears the selection for the Set as Global Best Practice option.

Set as Global Best Practice Select this option to set the project content item as a global best practice, which applies to all projects in your A/E firm.

Selecting this option clears the selection for the Set as Best Practice option.

Note: To remove a best practice, clear your selection from both options.

Project Parameter Options

Project parameter options are available only if you selected the Set as Best Practice option. Each option displays the actual parameter value of the active project. By default, each option is selected.

Select a project parameter option to include it in the combination of project parameters to which the best practice applies. Clear your selection from an option to remove its parameter from being a requirement of the best practice. The following project parameter options are available:
  • City
  • State
  • Building Type
  • Contact Type
  • Construction Type
  • Sustainability
  • Owner
  • Geographic Region
  • Seismic Zone
  • Wind Zone