--- title: "Adding an Activity to a Scaffold" slug: "adding-an-activity-to-a-scaffold-1" updated: 2025-04-14T09:00:46Z published: 2025-04-14T09:00:46Z canonical: "docs.avontus.com/adding-an-activity-to-a-scaffold-1" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Adding an Activity to a Scaffold Quantify enables you to add Activities to individual Scaffolds. > [!WARNING] > **NOTE:** The features mentioned in this article are only available in the Industrial Edition of Quantify. There are two tabs, the General tab and the Unit Hours and Costs. The **General** tab enables you to configure the type and duration of an Activity, etc. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/007ffab2-333d-4ba9-8014-c4aad1ce8fb1.png) The **Units Hours and Costs** tab enables you to configure the time and material costs for an Activity. Entering this information is optional. Also, should you enter information into this tab, all individual text fields are optional. For example, you do not have to enter Multipliers simply because you are entering information into the **Units Hours and Costs** tab. You can enter planned and actual time and costs. If you do not have all the information for each column, simply enter the information you do have. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/04d91553-3557-4c5e-8b57-220fad594688.png) To add an Activity to a Scaffold: > [!WARNING] > **Note:** Before you can do the procedures below, you must configure one or more [types of activities](https://docs/adding-a-custom-activity-type) and [Unit Hour profiles](https://docs/adding-a-unit-hour-profile). 1. Click the **Scaffold Register** tab, then click the appropriate Site. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-FE4D9CJH.png) 2. Select a Scaffold 3. Click the **Activities** tab, then click **Add**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-Z19CCYFU.png) The *Activity* dialog appears. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/75719dc3-313a-439a-8ac3-55c098ddeec6.png) 4. Click the **Activity Type** dropdown and select the appropriate Activity Type. **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/c5f8fe32-d16b-4a6e-9e0b-c7382de1d7c8.png)** 5. Click in the **Summary** text field and enter a short summary of the Activity. **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/b4e931a3-ae7d-41bf-95d7-457755830f6b.png)** 5. Specify the dates for the Activity by selecting the calendar icon > **Note: Only one of the Request, Planned or Actual date fields are required.** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/56c8f994-5074-4be9-9d1b-4be64f4b894a.png)** 6. Select the date from the calendar that appears ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1d60af2e-d671-4480-90c3-613c26c44c1a.png) 7. Repeat for each of the required date fields 8. Select a **Shift** from the drop-down ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/f42c0452-6d51-4fa3-8199-73edea28cb42.png) The four fields below the **Shift** dropdown are reserved for custom **Activity Lists**. These are enabled and customized on the Job Site and are unique to the specific Job Site. If enabled, enter information in these fields. Some fields may be required depending on the options selected for the item. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image(25).png) 9. As necessary, click in the **Detail** text box and enter more information about the activity. 10. As necessary, click and drag any attachments onto the drag-and-drop **Attachments** field. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/23992bdc-60a8-42c2-872b-dde620493f6c.png) 11. Select **Unit Hours and Costs** tab ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/07864045-5ef4-4d9a-8eb8-0fc71881215e.png) 12. If known, enter the **Planned** **Hours** and **Cost** and the **Actual** **Hours** and **Cost.** This is useful for when you know you will charge more than what Quantify has calculated, you can enter that information into the **Hours and Cost** area of the dialog. **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/f13a4233-47c4-4e5a-8aaa-67eb21add9d2.png)** 13. Select the Unit-hour rate from the drop-down ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/0c06db49-07bc-4ac9-b460-3647c242e8cd.png) 14. Enter the number of units ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/c21b3166-997a-42f1-b826-723657d898e9.png) 15. Select ... to add a multiplier ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/2e560540-22c3-45a2-a5ae-de6325cba2b6.png) 16. Check the desired Multiplier and click **Close** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d0494d47-276a-4dab-bdda-c3089638fbaa.png) 17. Click **OK** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/cd3c32cd-409f-4a65-996b-514b3bb437bc.png) The Activity will be added to the Scaffold ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-FTW6KNYM.png) > **Note: For the Create new inspection when clicking OK check box to be enabled to will need to go into the Scaffold's inspections tab** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/09aabc37-59a7-46f6-8141-eef0ea2feca8.png) Go into the Scaffold's **Dates and Inspections** tab, and enable T**his scaffold can have inspection records** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/1dd9b3e7-0335-442a-893d-1a7b22a3142f.png)