DBD data

The pre-formulated and assembled text modules and calculation data DBD construction data You can use it to create VOB and DIN-compliant specifications, cost estimates and offer calculations.

You have direct access to the following areas of the DBD construction data:

  • DBD cost elements
  • DBD-LVexpress (= DBD cost elements with limited data volume)
  • DBD construction prices
  • DBD cost approaches

To get the DBD data in BUSINESS To be able to use it, the relevant area(s) must be installed and licensed in accordance with the publisher's installation instructions.


LV creation with DBD cost elements

Using DBD cost elements or the DBD LVexpress put entire components together and adopt them as hierarchies with positions BUSINESS. The standard service book is used for the position texts STLB construction used and the heading in the long text STLB construction and additional information about the output version and performance range is taken over. Furthermore, you can DBD cost elements Use to create cost estimates and offer calculations.

The DBD cost elements stand for Hierarchies available. The function is available to you for positions Position texts from STLB-Bau is available for storage, management and analysis.

Put in BUSINESS first in the desired course new title on, choose the catalog DBD cost elements and then click on .

The schedule DBD cost elements will be opened.

Put together the desired component in the DBD cost elements and accept this by clicking on as a hierarchy with positions in BUSINESS.

The following window will open. Enter the Item quantity and confirm with [OK].

The long text of the hierarchy is adopted for the selected component and the corresponding items are created for the hierarchy.

Are the DBD cost approaches or DBD construction prices installed, the stored preliminary calculations or unit prices are automatically adopted. You can find more information on this topic in the chapter Calculation with the DBD data.


Calculation with the DBD data

The DBD construction prices (= standard prices) and the DBD cost approaches (= preliminary calculation data) is used to create cost estimates and to calculate offers.

You can either copy the standard prices from the DBD construction prices or the preliminary calculation data from the DBD cost estimates into the positions in BUSINESS. To do this, place it in the Course basic data determine which procedure you want to use. Activate You on the tab Choice of standards the option Einheitspreis and select the origin of the unit price or the preliminary costing data.

  • As soon as the DBD cost approaches are installed, these discord is used regardless of the setting in the basic data.
  • To use the DBD building prices as unit prices for the items, install only can DBD construction prices and select the option DBD construction prices in the basic data.
  • Select the option DBD cost elements, the data of the installed DBD data are adopted. If DBD building prices and DBD cost estimates are installed, discord the DBD cost approaches used.

The accepted preliminary costing data of the DBD costing approaches are included in the short costing of item ...

... and the individual partial services on the tab Preliminary calculation displayed for the position.


Complete cost estimates

You can use the preliminary costing data for an item DBD cost approaches take over.

To do this, mark the desired position in the position tree and open it in the menu LV the selection menu STLB/DBD and select the entry Complete cost estimates.

The DBD cost approaches are opened. Compile the required preliminary calculation data and apply them by clicking on in the position in BUSINESS.

The accepted preliminary costing data of the DBD costing approaches are included in the short costing of item ...

... and the individual partial services on the tab Preliminary calculation displayed for the position.


Further steps