Contract

The number of the contract. APM automatically enters the next consecutive number, but you can change this information if necessary. If this box is left blank or the number is not unique, an error message will appear.

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Title

The name or short description of this item. You can enter up to 250 characters.

Supplier

The name of the supplier this contract is with. You can enter the supplier name, or browse to search for the supplier.

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Buyer

Select the name of the employee who is the buyer responsible for this contract. When this employee views the My Desk view, this contract will appear in their list of contracts.

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Pricing agreement starts

Enter the new starting date for the pricing agreement’s effective period.

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Pricing agreement ends

Enter the new ending date for the pricing agreement’s effective period.

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Prices are

If all of the prices will be changing by the same amount, select whether the prices will be Increasing or Decreasing. If the prices are staying the same, select Not changing. If the prices are changing, enter the percentage increase or decrease in the By box.

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Percentage

If prices are increasing or decreasing in the new pricing agreement, enter the percentage change in this box. For example, if the prices are decreasing by 10 percent, enter the number 10 in the box.

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Supplier’s reference has changed

Select this option if the new pricing agreement has a different supplier reference number. You can enter the new number in the New supplier reference box.

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New supplier reference

If the supplier’s reference number has changed, enter the new number in this box.

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Discount rate

If the supplier’s discount rate has changed, select the Has changed option and enter the new rate.

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Discount rate

If the supplier’s discount rate has changed, select the Has changed option and enter the new rate.

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Lead time

If the supplier’s lead time has changed, select the Has changed option, and enter the new lead time.

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Lead time

If the supplier’s lead time has changed, select the Has changed option, and enter the new lead time.

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Extra charges

If the contract’s existing supplier resources have different extra charges than those listed on the contract, you can re-set the new prices to use the extra charges listed on the contract: • To re-set the extra charges for the new prices, select the option Use the contract’s current extra charges. • To keep the same extra charges as are currently listed on the supplier resources, select the option Copy the extra charges from the existing supplier resource.

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Starts on

Enter the starting date for the period during which this contract is in effect. The expiry date can be no earlier than this date.

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Ends on

Enter the ending date for the period during which this contract is in effect. The expiry date can be no earlier than the effective date. Once the contract has expired, the prices for the resources on the contract will no longer be valid. Note that the contract’s expiry date can be longer than the expiry date for the pricing agreement.

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Pricing agreement starts

Enter the date that the current pricing agreement for this contract starts. This may be the same as the starting date for the contract, or it may be a different date.

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Pricing agreement ends

Enter the date that the current pricing agreement for this contract ends. This can be the same as the ending date for the contract or an earlier date. This date cannot be earlier than the date on which the agreement starts. Each contract can have multiple pricing agreements.

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