What the summary shows
The Project Marker Summary is a table that pulls every marker group from every drawing in the project into one place. Open any drawing in the editor and you'll find it in the sidebar — usually near the bottom, underneath the per-file marker list.
Its purpose: give you a single view of "what have we counted across this whole job?" without having to flick through each drawing.
The header reads Groups — Marker groups across all files.
The columns
Each row is one marker group on one drawing. The columns:
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Type | Detection , Linear , Area , or Unit . Detection groups are badged Auto Count. |
| Label | The group name as you've labelled it. |
| Qty | The total — count for Detection/Unit, length in metres for Linear, area in m² for Area. |
| Code | The product code from the linked database/Contractor's Choice/Assembly item, if linked. |
| Desc | The description from the linked item, if linked. |
| File | Which drawing the group is from. |
| Service | Which service the file belongs to. Hidden by default — toggle from the column options. |
You can search the table with the Search groups… field at the top.
Sort order
By default the table sorts by Type in this order:
- Detection
- Linear
- Area
- Unit
Click any column header to sort by that column instead.
Hide linked
A toggle at the top — Hide linked (n) with the icon — filters out groups that already have a database, Contractor's Choice, or Assembly link. Turn it on when you're working through unpriced groups, so you can see what's still to link.
The number in brackets is how many groups would be hidden — a quick way to see your link progress at a glance.
Group by
The Group By dropdown lets you re-group the rows. Multiple selections combine:
- Zone — groups sit underneath their zone parent, with a coloured indicator. Available in Zones view.
- Label — collapses identical labels across drawings into one row with combined totals.
- Code — collapses identical product codes across drawings.
Use Label when the same item is counted on several drawings and you want to see the project total in one row. Use Code when the same physical product is split across two labels (say B1 and B1 light) and you want them aggregated.
Link and unlink in place
You don't need to leave the summary to manage database links:
- Link — opens the item picker for that group. See Linking to a database item.
- Remove — drops the existing link.
Both actions stay scoped to the row's group — they don't affect identically-named groups on other drawings.
Detection view vs Zones view
The toggle at the top of the panel switches the table between two layouts:
- Detection view — a flat list, one row per group per file. Good for searching and bulk linking.
- Zones view — rows nest under their zone, with the zone name and colour as the parent. Good for sense-checking zone allocations before export.
The view choice doesn't change what's in the data — only how it's grouped.
How the summary stays up to date
The numbers update as you edit:
- Changes to the active file appear immediately (optimistic updates).
- Changes to other files are cached after each WebSocket sync. Open another file briefly and return if you've been editing it via a different browser tab or device.