Create a Key Schedule

When you build or modify a schedule, you can add keys that automate creating new schedules and adding parameters to elements.

Video: Use Shared Parameters in a Key Schedule.

1. Click View tabCreate panelSchedules drop-down Schedule/Quantities.
2. In the New Schedule dialog, select the element category for which you want to schedule keys.
3. Select Schedule keys.

   Revit automatically fills in the Key name. This is the name that appears among the element's instance properties. If desired, enter a new name.

4. Click OK.
5. In the Schedule Properties dialog, add the predefined fields for the style. For example, add ceiling finish, floor finish, and wall finish.

   Fields or parameters from the selected category can be scheduled using keys. Additional project parameters and shared parameters can be added to the category and scheduled.

   Note: Only Instance parameters can be included in a key schedule.
6. Click OK.

   The key schedule opens.

7. Click Modify Schedule/Quantities tabRows panel (Insert Data Row) to add rows to the table.

   Each row creates a new value for the key. For example, if you are creating a room key schedule, you can create key values for executive conference room, small conference room, large conference room, executive office, standard office, and so on.

8. Fill in the appropriate information for each of the key values.