{"id":3364,"date":"2025-01-21T14:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:35:42","slug":"bim-360-cost-management-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/2025\/01\/21\/bim-360-cost-management-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM 360 Cost Management &#8211; January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Note: Images are of Cost Management in Autodesk Build. However, the functionality is the same within BIM 360 Cost Management.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Document Generation<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Document Generation Variable Finder<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A new document variable finder is now available to help members easily find and understand what variables to use and preview formatting.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access the finder in the\u00a0<strong>Settings tool<\/strong>\u00a0in Cost (account\/project administrator access required).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>a document template<\/strong>\u00a0section and click to edit it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Look up document variables<\/strong>\u00a0in the upper right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A new window<\/strong>\u00a0will open with the document variables related to that template.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand sections, preview, and copy the necessary variables into\u00a0<strong>your template<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/BUILD\/ENU\/?guid=Cost_Variables_Reference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variable Finder<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/Cost-Management-Document-Generation-Variable-finder-Release-final.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Document Bookmarks<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 If using the browser viewer for PDFs, bookmarks are now automatically created and can be used to navigate generated documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/january-25-cost.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/january-25-cost.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/january-25-cost-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Budget Tool<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Budget Snapshot Report Enhancement<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Budget Snapshot report now includes a new status column showing whether an item has been\u00a0<strong>Added<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Changed<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>Removed<\/strong>. Also, when exporting the report, a new option allows members to include a variance column showing the delta between snapshot versions.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/BUILD\/ENU\/?guid=Cost_Budget_Snapshots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget Snapshots<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-1-1024x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-1-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-1-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-1-1536x801.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Budget Snapshot Integration State<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Within the Budget Snapshots flyout, members can now see if a Snapshot has been integrated with their ERP by clicking the three-dot\u00a0<strong>More menu<\/strong>, then selecting\u00a0<strong>Integration<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-2-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-2-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-2-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-2-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-2-1536x743.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enter Custom Attributes Directly in Budget\/Contract Overview Columns<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 To help increase efficiency, members can now directly enter custom attribute information (except for text-type attributes) within the columns of the budget\/contract overview table. This can be done without needing to switch to edit mode.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Full control, or above permission level is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-3-1024x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-3-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-3-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-3-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-3-1536x633.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multiple RFQ Recipients<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In the Contract Flyout, the additional contract field for RFQ Recipient now allows multiple contacts. Also, in the RFQ flyout, the Contact field now also allows multiple contacts.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Only the first member listed will be used in document generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-4-1024x836.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-4-1024x836.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-4-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-4-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-4.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Change Order Tool<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RFQ and SCO Group\/hierarchy by PCO<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Added the ability for members to group by PCO option (1) or show PCO in hierarchy option (2), or both.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-5-1024x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-5-1024x441.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-5-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-5-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-5-1536x661.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Duplicate Cost Items<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A new option to duplicate cost items to save time when needing to add similar items in a PCO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-6-1024x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-6-1024x350.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-6-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-6-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-6-1536x525.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-6.jpg 1802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Customize Accept &amp; Accepted terms in RFQ workflow<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Within the General tab in the Settings tool of Cost Management, project administrator can now modify the two status and action terms used in RFQ workflows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-7-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-7-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-7-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-7-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-7-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-7.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-8-1024x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-8-1024x372.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-8-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-8-768x279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-8-1536x559.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-8.jpg 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Carry Description from PCO<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The system now carries descriptions from the PCO when creating upstream and downstream change orders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ERP\/Integration Retention Enhancements<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 New columns are available to track released and retained amounts per period.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The new columns are not turned on by default. Enable them using the column selector gear and add them to a saved view if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-10-1024x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-10-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-10-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-10-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-10-1536x472.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-10.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Budget Lock Enhancement<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Budget lock can now be turned off by an Account Administrator. Also, a new option has been added to prevent budget code creation in the user interface for companies that want the ERP to fully control budget item creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-11-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-11-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/bim360-release-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/01\/18\/January-25-cost-11.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Note: Images are of Cost Management in Autodesk Build. 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