Adding or editing categories

Last updated: 2023-07-19

Categories are used to group items based on the type of work to be done on the project. After creating and updating categories, designers will assign the project categories to road or structure segments.

Requirements:
  • The category number, category description, and federal work category MUST match FIIPS exactly, but the category description which should be camel case.
  • Select the Federal Work Category code based on the Federal Improvement Type code listed on the FIIPS - Category Funding Summary screen.
  • If the project has been imported from Estimator, designers MUST update the Category Work Class and the Federal Work Category. These fields will default to a value of EST - Imported from Estimator upon import.
  • If designers are aware of changes made to the category fields in FIIPS, these changes must be entered manually in AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction prior to PS&E. These fields are not part of the monthly FIIPS update process.
  • When adding or editing categories, refer to these additional resources:
  • A category cannot be deleted if there are associated items. Delete the items first and then delete the category.

 

Designers can create a new category, edit an existing category, copy an existing category, or delete an existing category. Categories assigned to the project in Estimator will appear after importing the project into AASHTOWare Project.

  1. On the Project Summary component, select the Categories and Items quick link.

  2. On the Project Category and Item Summary component, select the Categories tab. All the categories for the project will appear.

 

Go to Adding or editing road segments, the next step under Creating an estimate in Preconstruction.