An Item is anything that needs to be tracked in Items in dRofus are elements within a room, such as equipment , furniture, finishes, or doors detailed level of description that its functional requirements and utilization are determined, but where the description does not indicate a specific product or supplier. An Item is specified as a or furniture. They are categorized by type and can be used for several across multiple rooms and for other projects. Items are stored in the Items Module within a database that can be shared among several projects. Items are organized within organized in a function structure, similar to rooms, ref. Room Introduction. The function structure can be simple at one level of organization, but can have as many levels necessary. The function structure organizes the Items so that they are easy to find. The location within the function structure also forms the foundations for the Item number assigned to Items when createdand can be easily located using the Item number. Items can be moved to new locations within the function structure, forming a new item number based on the new location.
Items include built in fields for storing basic information including item name, BIM ID, budget price, budget price date, budget price description, responsibility, and tender group. Each item has basic information fields and a customizable item specification for detailed descriptions including:
Item name
BIM ID
Budget price, date and description
Responsibility
Tender group.
The budget price forms the basis for cost estimates, with the date for when price was obtained or stipulated and a price comment for where the price was obtained. The tender group is applied to an item when it has been identified to be purchased. Each Item can be managed using a responsibility group to control the permissions for viewing and editing items. The portion of an item that can be customized is the item specification used to describe more details regarding the size, function and use of the item.