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2. Make sure you select numerous categories of elements that you want to be able to dis-
tinguish as Not In Contract. For this example, we chose Electrical Equipment, Electrical
Fixtures, Furniture, and Furniture Systems, as shown in Figure 11.36. When you finish,
select <More Parameters…> from the Filter Rules drop-down list.

Figure 11.36
Multi-category
selection

3. This will open the Project Parameters dialog box. You need to make a new param-
eter called Not In Contract. Select the Add button. This will take you to the Parameter
Properties dialog box. Type in the name of the new parameter, Not In Contract. From
the Type Of Parameter drop-down menu, choose Yes/No. Finally, check the boxes for the
following categories: Electrical Equipment, Electrical Fixtures, Furniture, and Furniture
Systems, as shown in Figure 11.37.
This user-defined project parameter will allow you to distinguish elements across a num-
ber of categories.

Figure 11.37
user-defined
instance parameters

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