Variables in Cost Management

Document templates use variables to pull in data from Cost Management. Project administrators define the document templates and can utilize these variables to automatically pull in data as the document is generated. This helps you avoid manual data entry of forms and fields in documents.

Variables must be enclosed in { } brackets to use in a document template. To learn more about formatting, see the Variable Formatting article. To see an example of how the variables are used, download one of the document templates in Project Admin. Some variables require opening and closing tags, as shown in the Using Variables Examples.

Select a card to see the related variables that you can use:

Variable Formatting

Formatting available for variables used in documents.

Using Variables Examples

Examples of how to use variables to build documents.

Custom Variables

Learn to create your own custom variables for custom attributes.

Project Variables

Variables that can be used to populate specific project information in BIM 360.

Address Variables

Address variables that can be used to populate addresses from BIM 360 into documents.

Budget Variables

Variables that can be used to populate budget information in change orders.

Contract and Main Contract Variables

Contract and main contract variables that can be used to populate information in BIM 360.

Change Order Variables

Change order variables that can be used to populate information in BIM 360.

Cost Item Variables

Variables that can be used to populate cost item information in change orders.

Markup Variables

Variables that can be used to populate markups in change orders.

Payment Application Variables

Variables that can be used to populate information on payment applications in BIM 360.

People Variables

Address variables that can be used to populate information for specific people in BIM 360.

Tax Variables

Tax variables for your generated documents.
Parent page: Manage Documents in Cost Management