When setting up WBS codes need to be able to define a data type (Number, String, Date, Limit to List Value) for each WBS code. When use enters value that is not the correct data type the user can be notified and forced to enter correct data type right away before being able to proceed.

Sample would be something like margin for a line item in the estimate. Report is trying to calculate amount and it blows up when report is running when text is entered and then we must run a different report to show what items in estimate has the issue.
In similar case client is doing weight on each line item in estimate to calculate shipping cost based on the total weight of line items that causes issues when weight is not a number value.
As for the limit to list thought is we can create list of values in the database but in cases we need to limit the estimator to use only the values in the list.

by: Kevin E. | over a year ago | Other