Overview
Each project begins with the specifier entering information about the project. The Summary Info area provides a place to review and make certain edits to the project information and preferences.
This article covers the following topics:
- Accessing Project Summary Info
- Project Lock
- Project Info
- Default Project View
- Track Changes Mode
- Project Details
- Project History
- Project Sharing / Privacy
- References Preferences
- Section ID Preferences
- Show/Hide RIB Sections
- Unit of Measure Preferences
- Date/Time Format
- Permissions
- Privacy Policy
Accessing Project Summary Info
The Summary Info for a project can be accessed by clicking the name of the Project from the Projects List, then clicking the Summary Info link.
Project Lock
The project Summary Info contains a Project Lock toggle pictured below:
Project Lock ensures that no changes are made to a project after the project has been locked. Locked projects cannot be edited by any user (internal or outside contributor) in any role. Locked projects can be opened in read-only mode and can be exported to Word or printed.
Learn more about Project Lock here.
Project Info
The Project Info area provides the ability to review the information contained, as well as edit the Project Name, Project ID, and Project Default View.
Review the Managing Projects article to learn more about renaming, deleting and restoring projects.
The System Project ID is not editable. The Project ID is editable and can be edited here, or within a section as a Global Term.
Default Project View
The Project Default View setting allows you to select from Full Spec View, Outline View, and Short Form View.
Review the Views article to learn more about the view options of SpecLink Cloud.
Track Changes Mode
The Track Changes Mode of the Project Info will allow Track Changes to be set:
- Off Across All Sections: Turns track changes off for all sections of the project.
- On Across All Sections: Turns track changes on for all sections of the project.
- Set at Section Level: Track Changes will work as per section level settings.
Project Details
Project Details allows for the editing and updating of the selections first made when the projects was created.
Project History
Project History displays the date, time, and author of the project as well as when the project was last modified.
Project Sharing / Privacy
Project Sharing / Privacy allows for the selection of a project type, as well as the ability to view the project members.
Learn more about Project Sharing / Privacy here.
References Preferences
The References preferences allow you to set the following preferences.
Print Reference Standard Edition Dates
When selected, the edition dates of each reference print when the document report is printed. Edition Dates always appear in the Master Text Only and All Text Draft reports, no matter what the selected setting is in the Summary Info dialog box. Whether selected or not, the edition dates always show onscreen while the section is being edited. The edition dates will appear onscreen in green text. To print the dates only in the consolidated list (see below), check this box only when printing section 01 4219.
Include References in Each Section
Selecting this option will automatically select the "Reference Standards" heading in "Part 1 General" and list cited standards documents for that section if any standards documents are referenced.
Include Related Requirements
Selecting this option will automatically select the "Related Requirements" heading in "Part 1 General" and list any related sections for that section if any other sections are referred to.
Section ID Preferences
The Section ID preference allows for the selection of how the 6 digit Section ID is displayed. Options are:
- 2 digits / space / 4 digits (Ex.: 02 4100)
- 2 digits / space / 2 digits / space / 2 digits (Ex.: 02 41 00)
- 6 digits (Ex.: 024100)
The Separator option allows for the selection of a period, comma, or dash to take the place of the spaces in those options that allow for the space. (Ex.: 02.4100)
Show/Hide RIB Sections
Show/Hide RIB Sections is part of the Flexible Content premium feature set.
Here, users can select to hide all RIB sections from the main tree structure, and then create custom folders within the project.
Note that if enabled, all RIB sections will be hidden for all users who have access to this project.
Unit of Measure Preferences
The Unit of Measure preference allows for the selection of how the unit of measure will be displayed within every section of the project.
| Option | Example |
| U.S. Customary | 2 feet |
| U.S. Customary (Metric) | 2 feet (600 mm) |
| Metric | 600 mm |
| Metric (U.S. Customary) | 600 mm (2 feet) |
Date/Time Format
The Unit of Measure preference allows for the selection of how the date and time format will be displayed within every section of the project.
Permissions
The Permissions preference allows for the selection of adherence to the privacy policy detailed below.
Privacy Policy
If this box is checked, you give RIB permission to notify building product manufacturers about the products actually specified for this particular project, thereby encouraging competitive bidding by contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers.
In accordance with RIB SpecLink Terms and Conditions of License, RIB has the right to gather information from users about users’ use of SpecLink Cloud and to make commercial use of statistical usage data without identification of specific data sources and has the right to make use of specific project data with permission of the user. This means that:
RIB does not:
- Give anyone the text of your specifications, other than specific excerpts mentioned below
- Identify project names or firm names unless specifically permitted by the user for a particular project.
- Share the full text of your specifications with any third parties.
RIB may and does:
- Collect certain specific information about your projects, including project name and other identification that you provide, the sections used and the generic products, manufacturers, and brand name products specified.
- Accumulate and combine your data with data from other users to inform building product manufacturers about the generic products, manufacturers, and brand name products that have been specified as acceptable during a particular time period.
- Index the full text of your specifications for search and reporting purposes.
- Collect information about your computer hardware and operating systems for the sole purpose of providing technical support.
Review the video below to see the options if the Summary Info in action:
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After importing (migrating) project the city and state wouldn't adjust...had to fight with the table in Heade/footer to enter the data manually as it would not utilize the project summary info...
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