Contract Master

Modified on Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:29 by Ryan Horne — Categorized as: Contract Management

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General Information

Default Menu Location Maintain >> Contract Management >> Contract Master

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Contract Master Screen

Contract Master Screen


Function General tab is used to add/edit/delete all contracts with other customers.

Creating New Contracts



To create a new contract:

1. Type in the Organization associated with the contract into the upper left hand box:

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2. Click the 'New' button on the right side of the screen:

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3. Enter in the appropriate contract info, then click the save button:

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From here, you can then enter in the rest of the contract details in the following tabs.

Fields/Filters

Contract #: The name of the contract

Start Date: The date contract takes effect

End Date: The date contract ends

Customer Contact: The contact person inside the company regarding this particular contract

Internal Contact: The contact person inside your company regarding this particular contract

Bill To: The company being billed for this contract

Active: Check this box to make the contract active (Only active contracts may be selected in the Task Entry Screen in the Contract # field)

Default: Check this box to make it the default contract for the organization (The contract will automatically appear in the Contract # field when filling out the Task Entry Screen.)

Working Times

Contract- Working Times Tab

Contract- Working Times Tab


Working Times tab determines the billing rate for labor on particular days and times of the day.

To change the billing rate:

1) Click the Edit button

2) Select which day you wish to change the billing rate for (Thursday is selected in the example below). You may select a default day, which applies the new billing rate to that day every time it occurs during the length of the contract, or you may select a particular day in the calendar.

You must double-click the day in order to select it. The default day or specific date will appear in the field directly beneath the Defaults list.

3) Change the billing rates for the times of the day by clicking on the boxes at the bottom of the screen. Each click will display a new billing rate (i.e. Regular, Overtime, Double, Triple). In the example below, on all Fridays, 8:00AM--5:00PM is billed as Regular time and all other time is billed as Overtime.

Product Pricing

Contract- Pricing Tab

Contract- Pricing Tab


Product Pricing tab determines the pricing of different types of products used during a contract period.

Fields/Filters

Group: Select the type of product from the drop-down menu

Item: Item that will be used (Items are maintained in Item Master)

Only the items classified under the Product Group you selected above will be available in the drop-down menu.

Unit: Unit of measure


Min Time: Minimum number/amount of time that will be billed

Max Time: Maximum number/amount of time that can be billed

Increment: The increment used for billing (All fractions below this increment will be rounded up to this amount)

Rate Code: Billing rate used for this product (Regular, Overtime, Double)

Price: Price per unit that will be charged

Start Qty: Minimum quantity for the discount/markup

End Qty: Maximum quantity for the discount/markup

Group Pricing

Contract- Group Pricing

Contract- Group Pricing


Group Pricing tab is used to setup standard pricing rates for a group of billable items. Price Groups are maintained in Rule Maintenance screen by selecting Item Price Groups from the drop-down menu.

Adding a Price Group

To add rules for a price group:

Click New

Select Price Group from the drop-down menu

Select Factor Type from the drop-down menu

Select Origin from the drop-down menu

Select Stock Status from the drop-down menu

Enter the Factor amount (the amount to factor in when calculating the invoice; enter a negative number for a discount)

Enter the Start and End Quantity (the minimum and maximum quantity to be applied to this pricing rule)

Enter the Start and End Value (the minimum and maximum value to be applied to this pricing rule)

Select the Billing Rate Code from the drop-down menu (Regular, Overtime, 2x, 3x, etc)

Fields/Filters

Price Group: Price groups are maintained in Rule Maintenance by selecting Item Price Groups from drop-down menu

Factor Type: This determines what the markup will be based upon (dollars, percentage, or fixed price)

Origin: Factor will be based on the Cost (the base cost) or Price (the list/retail price)

Stock Status: Stock status of the item (Stock, Non-Stock, Both)

Factor: Percentage/Amount that will be marked up or discounted

For a discount, enter a negative symbol (-) before the number

Start Qty: Minimum quantity for this pricing rule

End Qty: Maximum quantity for this pricing rule

Start Value: Minimum monetary value for this pricing rule

End Value: Maximum monetary value for this pricing rule

Rate Code: Billing rate used for this item

Blocks

Contract- Block Tab

Contract- Block Tab


Blocks tab is used to add and view blocks of time/dollars that have been prepaid.

The system will only calculate the usage of Hours OR Dollars, never both at the same time.

Add a new block by clicking the Edit button and entering the hours or dollars that have been purchased. As the time or money is spent by the company, it is updated in this screen and can be calculated by clicking the Calculate Balance button.

Fields/Filters

Do Not Exceed: Check this box to block the creation of new tasks for a block of time/money that has been exhausted

Rollover %: Add an allowable percentage of rollover

Monthly: Check this box if the block is to be issued on a monthly basis

Output: Click this button to display the Message Control screen in order to generate a report detailing the usage of the block of time/dollars

Billed: The amount of money or hours that have already been billed

Pending: The amount of money or hours that have been entered, but not billed

Over/Under: The amount of money left or over billed, money or hours that are left over will appear in green. (Over billed amounts will appear in red)

Rules

Contract- Rules Tab

Contract- Rules Tab


Rules tab is used to define the rules associated with Trouble Codes and the response times for Task Priorities.

To edit the response time for Task Priorities:




Copy From

Contract- Copy From Tab

Contract- Copy From Tab


Copy From tab is used to directly copy all rules from a previously defined contract to a new contract. It provides an easy way to set up new contracts if most of them are similar in nature.


Other Charges

Contract- Other Changes

Contract- Other Changes


Other Charges tab is used to quickly add and calculate any additional charges that may have been incurred during the course of the contract.




Alerts

Contract - Alerts Tab

Contract - Alerts Tab


Alerts tab is used to alert one or several people when service orders are created using particular standard tasks/trouble codes, or when a particular solution code is used for the first time.

To add a new person for alerts:





Contract Master Screen with notification drop down list