{"id":11555,"date":"2025-10-25T11:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/update-october-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:25:28","slug":"update-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/update-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Update October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New in the October 2025 update for: Bill of Quantities, print list of test invoices (more placeholders), price comparison list, STLB Bau &amp; Stamm -BOQ etc.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following overview is also available as a <a href=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOVA-AVA-2025-10-Update.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOVA-AVA-2025-10-Update.pdf\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">PDF document<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>:  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Print invoice: Placeholder invoice print list<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, there was only one placeholder for the invoice compilation with a fixed specification and sequence of content. For an individualized output of the invoice list, all values can now be arranged more freely using new placeholders. The previously fixed sequence and selection of information has thus been resolved.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11074\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-2\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11076\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quotation\/ awarding: Price comparison list &#8211; more options for processing<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New background colors show more clearly where entries can be made for each bidder. Discounts, VAT and cash discounts can now be edited directly. The bidder name now also shows the date of the offer.  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-3\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9-1024x456.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11036\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-9.png 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performance \/ measurement: two additional measurement checks \/ warnings<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A warning must be issued! Now it will be. <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cumulative allowance quantity exceeds quantity 1 for flat-rate items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Services are reported for items that have not been commissioned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measurements and quantity takeoffs are now always checked automatically if<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>data entry sheets can be released.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a GAEB file DA11\/X31 files is exported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-4\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11038\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Service\/ measurement: Overview of data entry sheets shows status of each sheet<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the overview of data entry sheets, the status of the data entry sheets is now also displayed in a separate column. The table can also be sorted according to this column. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-5\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11040\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-11.png 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill of Quantities: Excel import recognizes item category<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If an <a href=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/funktionen\/smart-service-specifications\/\">Excel<\/a> Bill of Quantities is imported, the types of item lines can now be recognized automatically. This is done with a &#8220;Type&#8221; column. The following contents are recognized and adopted:  <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;G&#8221; for basic position,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;A&#8221; for alternative position,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;E&#8221; for contingent item without GB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-6\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11028\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill of Quantities: Better overview of item sources<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the name of the Bill of Quantities and the ordinal number of the source, the corresponding source project is now also displayed in the &#8220;Source reference&#8221; column. By clicking in this column, you can switch directly to the relevant Bill of Quantities. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-7\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-6-1024x223.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11030\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-6-1024x223.png 1024w, https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-6.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill of Quantities: Who deleted which BOQ item and when?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helps with team collaboration: The recycle bin now also shows who deleted which entries and when.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-8\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11032\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bill of Quantities: more information in the Bill of Quantities<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Price list dialog, the basic price of the master BOQ item is <strong>now<\/strong> displayed for master BOQ items. The name and description of the individual contract specifications are now displayed <strong>in full <\/strong>and also output via Excel. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-9\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11034\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Administration Features: New &#8220;URL&#8221; feature type<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Features of the type &#8220;URL&#8221; can now also be created in the administration.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-10\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11042\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>The recorded links\/URLs can be called up accordingly, e.g. in the overviews.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-duotone-unset-11\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-13.png\" alt=\"Update October 2025 in an autumn-colored landscape\" class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-image-11044\" style=\"border-width:17px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improvements must be made. And bugs out. <\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Print<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All dynamic settings<\/strong> can now be saved and loaded in the <strong>saveable print settings templates<\/strong> &#8211; such as sorting, layer depth output, etc.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>PDF version of the building description<\/strong> has been improved with regard to inserted page breaks.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When <strong>printing the building description<\/strong>, there is now also the print option &#8220;Continue next page&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unnecessary blank lines\/spaces in the printout between BOQ cost estimate and tender BOQ have been corrected.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>building description print list<\/strong> has been adjusted:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No longer issued: Contingent items, omitted items.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building description texts are also output, even if they are not assigned a heading &#8211; at the end of the building description.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create service specifications<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlb-bau-online.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STLB construction<\/a> item<\/strong> is no longer automatically converted into a <strong>free text item<\/strong> if the reference of this item to the master BOQ is canceled.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If <strong>master Bill of Quantities items<\/strong> are <strong>updated<\/strong> within a Bill of Quantities, any <strong>changed catalog assignments<\/strong> of the master Bill of Quantities items can now optionally be transferred to the current BOQ.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further information<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Invitation to tender<\/strong>: The <strong>list of participants in an invitation to tender <\/strong>now also shows in an additional column when a participant was invited. This is also included in the Excel export. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quotation\/Award<\/strong>: The Excel output of the price comparison list now also includes the &#8220;Type&#8221; column of the item types\/types for a better overview.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Billing<\/strong> &#8211; Solved: Now cost sharing invoices are also correct if the entry &#8220;NZ-not assigned&#8221; was also used when dividing the costs of BOQ\/area\/item levels by percentage.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>General<\/strong>: If a user is only assigned to one NOVA department, this is now displayed in the user&#8217;s general profile information.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Administration<\/strong>: The CSV export of user activities ( Administration) now also shows the e-mail addresses for the respective entries.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>API<\/strong>: The NOVA AVA API has been extended: At the end point for outputting the cost elements of the final sheet, the items or cost estimates for each cost element can now also be output as an option.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New in the October 2025 update for: Bill of Quantities, print list of test invoices (more placeholders), price comparison list, STLB Bau &amp; Stamm -BOQ etc. The following overview is also available as a PDF document: Print invoice: Placeholder invoice print list Previously, there was only one placeholder for the invoice compilation with a fixed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":11057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11557,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11555\/revisions\/11557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nova-ava.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}