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Managing Items of Work

Your reusable catalogue of work items used across every BOQ.

Items of Work is a master catalogue of standard work items (e.g. "RCC M20 Concrete", "Brick Masonry") that every project's BOQ pulls from, so you build estimates from a consistent, reusable list instead of retyping items each time.

  1. 1Go to Master Data → Items of Work.
  2. 2Click + Add Item, choose a category and unit, and save.
  3. 3Use the search box and category filter at the top to quickly find an existing item.
  4. 4Click the pencil icon on a row to edit an item, or the trash icon to remove it.
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CATBOQ Master Data screen showing the reusable construction data library.
Master Data Add Item
Items of WorkMaterialsLabourEquipment
CodeItem of WorkCategoryUnit
CIV-001Excavation for foundationEarthworkCum
CON-012RCC M25 in footingConcreteCum
MAS-008Brick masonry in CM 1:6MasonryCum
FIN-014Internal wall plasteringFinishesSqm
CATBOQ product screen · Items of Work table with search and category filter

Categories (like "Concrete" or "Masonry") are shared across your whole company and can be managed from the Manage Categories button in the page header - add new ones, rename existing ones, or remove ones you no longer use. Renaming a category automatically updates every item already using it.