🔍 What Are Trades?
In specter, you can use trades to structure and visualize tasks. They are color-coded in the model, on printouts, and in the Lookahead Plan.
Trades help you:
Structure the task list
Visualize tasks by color in the model and Lookahead Plan
Organize work preparation more clearly
Video: Trades (formerly expense types)
Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction: What are trades?
0:27 – Edit trades: open, delete, adjust
1:31 – Change the color of a used trade
1:50 – Create a new trade
2:14 – Assign a trade when editing a task
🛠️ Edit or Add Trades
You’ll find the trades under Menu > Work Preparation > Trades.
Here you can:
Edit existing trades (e.g. rename or change color)
Add new trades
Delete unused trades
🔒 Note:
Trades that are already in use in the model cannot be deleted – but you can still edit them (e.g. change their color).
🧪 Create a New Trade
Click the
plus icon (+).Enter a name (e.g. “Test”).
Choose a color.
Click
Save.
The new trade will then be available when creating or editing tasks.
🔄 Import Trades from Another Project
If you’ve already set up trades in another project, you can easily import them – including their colors.
Click Import and select one of your existing projects from the list. You’ll see all projects you've worked on in specter.
🗂️ Assign a Trade to a Task
When editing a task, you can select the desired trade in the Trade field. Newly created types will be available here immediately.