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Full command reference

All 186 ribbon commands in DVDAddin, in the order they appear on the two tabs. Open a command for its full guide: what it does, how to use it, an example and caveats.

Legend: PRO PRO plan only · License needs an active account (the trial includes it).

Tab: DVD Cons

Group: Schedule

  • Gantt Chart License — Draw construction Gantt chart
  • Auto Calc — Toggle auto date calculation
  • Auto Draw — Auto-redraw Gantt while Auto Calc is on
  • Update Status License — Add 5 columns PV/SV/SPI/Δ Finish/Status + refresh task status
  • Setup — Gantt & Calendar Setup
  • Setup › Gantt Tpl — Open construction Gantt template
  • Setup › Constraints PRO — Set date constraints on tasks (P6 / MS Project style)
  • Setup › Header Language — Switch column headers between Vietnamese ⇄ English
  • Setup › Export XML (P6/MSP) PRO — Export schedule to MS Project XML (P6 can import it too)
  • Setup › Import XML (P6/MSP) PRO — Import a schedule from a MS Project XML file (P6 exports too)
  • Schedule AI › AI Gantt Builder PRO — Gemini builds schedule outline from BoQ or description
  • Schedule AI › Schedule Recovery PRO — Schedule variance analysis → propose recovery plan
  • Reports & Snapshot › Health Check PRO — Schedule quality / health check (DCMA ~12 metrics)
  • Reports & Snapshot › EVM Report PRO — Generate Earned Value Management report + S-curve (PV/EV/AC)
  • Reports & Snapshot › Variance Dashboard PRO — Generate 1-page variance dashboard combining Schedule + EVM
  • Reports & Snapshot › 2-Week Lookahead PRO — Generate 2-week lookahead plan for site supervisor
  • Reports & Snapshot › 3-Week Lookahead PRO — Generate 3-week lookahead plan for site supervisor
  • Reports & Snapshot › Schedule (custom range) PRO — Draw a real Gantt (shapes) for any date range (From → To)
  • Reports & Snapshot › Baseline PRO — Save schedule baseline + compare with original plan
  • Reports & Snapshot › Snapshot PRO — Capture current project state to hidden sheet for trend tracking
  • Reports & Snapshot › Snapshot Trend PRO — Generate trend chart from saved snapshots (SPI/CPI/Critical Slip over time)
  • Reports & Snapshot › Manpower PRO — Weekly manpower histogram + over-allocation detection
  • Reports & Snapshot › Cash-flow PRO — Planned cash-flow curve + cumulative S-curve

Group: Optimizer

  • Rebar Cut License — Run rebar cutting optimization
  • Bar Cut 1D License — Optimize 1D linear cutting (pipe/box/lumber/profile)
  • Panel Cut 2D License — Optimize 2D panel/sheet cutting (plywood/glass/steel/MDF)
  • Templates › Cutting Tpl — Open rebar cutting template
  • Templates › Bar Tpl — Create input template sheets for 1D Bar Cut
  • Templates › Panel Tpl — Create input template sheets for 2D Panel Cut

Group: QAQC and Diary

  • New Diary License — Create a daily log catalog from the record catalog.
  • Diary Menu › Export Category License — Export acceptance records category
  • Diary Menu › Pick Rest Days — Pick rest days to fill into the diary's rest-days column
  • Templates › Work Record Tpl — Work acceptance record template
  • Templates › Material Record Tpl — Material acceptance record template
  • Templates › Diary Template — Construction diary template
  • Test Plan PRO — Generate a TCVN test plan from the selected cells
  • Acceptance Plan PRO — Build an acceptance plan from the schedule (Decree 06/2021 + Circular 10)

Group: QS

  • AI Construction Estimate PRO — AI-estimated unit prices for selected construction items
  • Interim Payment License — Build the interim-payment value-of-completed-work table
  • Compare BoQ License — Compare BoQ quantities between two versions (delta by code)
  • Variation Register License — Build a variation / additional-works register with valuation (increase/decrease, net)

Group: Connection

  • Connect License — Networking for teamwork via LAN or internet.
  • Disconnect — Disconnect from the teamwork session
  • Send Format — Send formatting to connected teammates
  • Admin — Establish user rights.

Group: Quick

  • Find Cmd — Find and run commands quickly (Ctrl+Shift+Q)

Tab: DVD Addin

Group: Text and Number

Group: Cells and Rows

Group: Formula

  • Trace › Formula View — View parameters in the formula
  • Trace › Lookup Trace — To the cell containing the value found by the lookup formula
  • Trace › Dependents — Navigate to the formula cell of the selected cell
  • Autosum — Auto insert Sum function
  • Calculate Menu › Fill Results License — Display calc result in cell
  • Calculate Menu › Direct Ref License — Assign direct reference
  • Calculate Menu › Rounding Func — Add/Remove Round function
  • Calculate Menu › Lock Ref — Add/Remove $ in formulas
  • Calculate Menu › Error Check — Check formula errors

Group: Graphics

Group: File and Print

Group: View and Sheets

Group: AI

  • AI Chat License — Open AI Assistant window
  • AI Menu › Explain formula (Coach) — AI Formula Coach — interactive dialog explanation
  • AI Menu › Fix formula error — AI diagnose #N/A #VALUE! etc + propose a corrected formula
  • AI Menu › Grammar License — Check grammar (Grammarly)
  • AI Menu › Solver License — Solve multiple choice questions
  • DVD Chat License — Team chat inside Excel

Group: About

  • Lang: EN — Chuyển giao diện sang tiếng Việt
  • About — Author information
  • About Menu › Buy License — Open Buy License dialog — pick plan + generate QR
  • About Menu › Check Update — Check for new version
  • About Menu › Download Tool — Download latest installer
  • About Menu › Preferences — System preferences
  • About Menu › Quick start guide — Open the feature overview dialog
  • License — Open Sign-in / Activate License dialog
  • Buy License — Open Buy License dialog — pick plan + generate QR

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