The following is a glossary list of Pipeline LBM related terms. This list will help you better understand specific terms and how it relates to our products.

Calculation: In Pipeline LBM, a Calculation takes an input quantity in one unit of measurement and computes an output quantity, possibly in another unit of measurement. For example, if a user would input 100 linear feet of an exterior wall, Pipeline LBM can turn that into different units of measurement for plywood panels, drywall sheets, stud count, etc. Calculations are applied to Subcomponents when they are added to a Key Measure. 

Category: Categories are another way to organize Products and Job BOM Quantities. 

Container: A product that allows additional calculations, swaps, and can simplify logic. Generally, a container is used to group products that are used in multiple locations within Pipeline.  

Job: In Pipeline LBM,  a Job houses all of the information required to generate a Bill of Materials (BOM). Once created, a Job will allow a user to import quantities, store customer (or plan) information, activate Spec Sets and generate a Job BOM. 

Job BOM: The Job BOM is the end result of importing takeoff quantities to Pipeline LBM, which then uses the Estimating Logic established to turn the Key Measure import quantities to an organized, easy to sort list of orderable SKU Quantities. 

Key Measure: A Key Measurement is a Product used in estimating logic that represents a specific assembly, typically consisting of multiple SKU Products. Within Pipeline LBM, this logic product will be broken down into a specific orderable product (or products) using unique calculations and rules. 

Manufacturer: The Manufacturer is a required field when importing or adding new Products to Pipeline LBM. It is recommended to stick with Pipeline, as a single manufacturer, to make things easy. 

Product Quantities: Product Quantities are the imported manually, and automatically add takeoff counts and measurements for a Job. This takeoff information is then generated into a Job BOM using the specified estimating logic. 

Quantity Multiplier: The Quantity Multiplier allows a user to select how many of a Subcomponent to add to a Key Measure. This feature can work alongside Calculations for increased customization when building Pipeline LBM’s Estimating Logic. 

Section: Sections are the highest level of organization on the Job BOM. 

SKU Product: Stock Keeping Unit. This type of a product should mirror what is in the back office inventory systems. SKUs must be added to the Product Library first, in order to then start building out both the Key Measures and Containers. 

Spec Set: Spec Sets will allow a user to establish Product Conversions ahead of time that can be activated when creating a Job in Pipeline LBM.  When activated, Spec Sets will replace one Product with another across the entire Job.  

Style: Style is a required field when importing or adding a Product to Pipeline LBM. The Product Style determines what type of Product something is in Pipeline LBM. Is the particular product an orderable SKU, Key Measure, or Container? Each Product Style has a different purpose in the software. 

Subcomponent: Subcomponents are the individual parts of a Key Measure. Often, Subcomponents are the orderable SKU Products that make up a Key Measure in Pipeline LBM, though they can also be Containers or other Styles of Products. 

Tracing: The Tracing Feature in Pipeline LBM allows the user to see how any SKU Product quantity on the Bill of Materials was created. By clicking on the SKU Product Quantity, one can trace Pipeline LBM’s Estimation Logic from beginning to end for any Product on the Bill of Materials.  

Unit: Unit is a required field when importing or adding Products to Pipeline LBM. This determines the Unit of Measurement for the Product a user would wish to add. 

Use: Uses are another level of Job BOM organization below Sections. Uses will allow users and their customers to quickly look at a particular Product on a Bill of Materials and see how it is being used on a Job. 

User: Users are the individuals who have access to Pipeline LBM.