> Defining Contract Header Prompts

Contract headers contain basic information about the contract. A header is predefined for the default contract class and contains such information as suppliers, timeframes, and buyer information. Header prompts ask the user for the detailed information to specify in the contract. Modify the existing header as necessary.

Follow these steps to define contract header prompts.

  1. Open the Contract header prompts form (CMPROM).

  2. Contract class—Click to select the contract class for which to define a header. The classes shown belong to the CONT entity.

  3. Language—Click to select the language of the contract header.

  4. System record—Select if this is a system record. This record cannot be deleted if it is marked as a system record.

  5. Contract—Enter the prompt for the contract field.

  6. Supplier—Enter the prompt for the supplier field.

  7. Start date—Enter the prompt for the contract start date field.

  8. End date—Enter the prompt for the contract end date field.

  9. Clauses—Enter the prompt for the contract clauses section.

  10. Financial conditions—Enter the prompt for the financial conditions section.

  11. Per order—Enter the prompt for the per order section.

  12. Period—Enter the prompt for the period discount field.

  13. Minimum order value—Enter the prompt for the minimum order value field.

  14. Part—Enter the prompt for the part field.

  15. Minimum quantity—Enter the prompt for the minimum quantity field.

  16. Minimum value of parts—Enter the prompt for the minimum order line value field.

  17. Discount %—Enter the prompt for the discount percentage field.

  18. Choose File | Save from the menu bar. Datastream 7i saves the information to the database.