This page gives you an overview of contract parameters. You can also create new parameters to prolong the contracts by clicking New. With contract prolongation, companies can invoice customers based on the products they bought, and to prolong the existing contracts for a fixed period. Thus before contracts can be prolonged, contract parameters have to be defined.
All users can view the contract prolongation parameter report.
To create and modify contract parameters, function right 138 – Maintain contract parameters is required. Users with the Controller role have this function right.
For more details on what you can do with function rights or levels, go to System/Setup/Security/Function rights, select the required module, and then click on the relevant ID. To find out the functions you can perform with a particular role, go to System/Setup/Security/Roles, type in the description, click Refresh, and then click the required link under the Role column.
Click this to update the overview according to the defined criteria.
Click this to create a new contract parameter. For more information, see Creating and Modifying Contract Parameters.
Click this to exit.
Under the Division column, the divisions with extended contracts are displayed. Other information available include the start date of the contract (Valid – From column), how the contract is calculated (Prolongation column), how often the contract is prolonged (Frequency column), and how long the contract is prolonged (Period column).