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SI Explorer File Menu - Tailor Job or Master

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  1. Tailor Options
    1. Use Revisions
    1. Automatically Apply Check/Uncheck To Identical Tailoring Options In All Sections
    1. List of Tailoring Options
  2. Mark All
  3. Clear All
  4. Print
  5. Export
  6. How To Use This Feature
    1. How to Tailor a Job or Master
  7. Technical Support Information

This command can be executed from the SI Explorer's File menu, and Right-click menu.

The TailoringTagged elements <TAI> </TAI> inserted by the Master Specification writer to indicate specific elements within a specification. These tags allow them to include or exclude requirements based on factors like agency or product. This pre-editing removes irrelevant requirements, simplifying customization for each project function is designed for pre-editing a Job or Local MasterA Master that is specific to a District, Region, or AE Firm that contains unique Sections that cannot be found in the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) Master by agency or product to include (checked) or exclude (unchecked) requirements and will display the Sections that contain Tailoring Options.

Illustration Icon Indicating StopThe UFGS Master is tailored by the agency (Army, Navy, and Air Force), so it is important to Tailor the Job when the Job or Master is created or a new SectionA set of files within the Division of a Master or Job that covers specific aspects of construction is added by removing the non-applicable agencies.  Do not Tailor a Section after it has been edited, otherwise you may lose your edits.

Illustration SI Explorer's File Menu - Tailor

The Tailoring Options window will open automatically when adding Sections that contain Tailoring to either a new or existing Job. The window will indicate the number of Sections within the Job or Master and how many of those Sections contain Tailoring Options.

Tailor Options

Use Revisions

When Use RevisionsThe Revisions command reveals or conceals Revisions that are tagged in the text. Text to be added is identified with underscoring and the addition tags, <ADD> and </ADD>. Whereas text to be deleted, or Redlined, is identified with overstriking and the delete tags, <DEL> and </DEL> is selected, the unchecked Tailoring option(s) will be identified with overstriking and surrounded by a set of DEL TagsSpecsIntact relies on tags to control content, and formatting, automate processes, and generate reports. These special markers, like <SEC> and </SEC>, define elements and attributes within the specifications. Some tags, like <Page />, function independently. In essence, tags are the building blocks of SpecsIntact documents.

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteTo undelete a specific instance of a Tailoring Option, you must use the Editor's Undelete Redlined Revisions command.

Automatically Apply Check/Uncheck To Identical Tailoring Options In All Sections

This function will automatically apply the Tailoring Option choices to all Sections, thereby eliminating the need to make repetitive selections.

List of Tailoring Options

Illustration SI Explorer's File Menu - Tailoring List

Displays the Tailoring Options by Section along with the number of occurrences within a set of parenthesis.

Mark All

Indicates you want to retain the Tailoring Options in all Sections.

Clear All

Indicates you want to remove the Tailoring Options in all Sections.

Print

Prints the Tailoring Options List.

Export

Executes the Exports Tailoring Options to produce a Web Format or Comma Delimited File.  Exporting the Tailoring Options List to a Web Format file is intended to provide the project team a form in which they can mark the Tailoring Options that will be excluded from the Job, Master or Section(s).

How To Use This Feature

How to Tailor a Job or Master

  1. From the SpecsIntact Explorer

  2. Select the File menu and choose Tailor Job or  Master, or right-clickTo press the right button of a mouse and release it to open a menu on the Job or Master and select Tailor

  3. From the Tailor Sections window, check Use Revisions and Automatically apply check/uncheck to identical Tailoring Options in all Sections

  4. From the list of Sections and the corresponding Tailoring Options, uncheck the Tailoring Options you want to remove

  5. Select OK

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