This tab describes the period of the purchase Contract selected on the [Results] tab.
It includes the following sub-tabs:
General
- Period: Identifier of the period, unique for the contract.
- Status: Status of the period, see Contract statuses.
- Specific terms: To be checked if the contract includes special rate clauses for items or services. This box determines the presence of the [Specific terms]box for the period.
- Name: Name of the period.
- Start and end dates: Defines the period over time. The end date is figured as a function of the start date and duration of the periods defined on the [Contract] tab. Periods must not overlap.
- Cancellation: Date as of which the person in charge must create and enable the next contract period; see Period renewal. This date is figured based on the advance notice time for the contract.
Cancellation = End date of the period - Advance notice time of the contract
- Comment: Detailed description of the period.
purchase types
This list is to be filled in if minimum and/or maximum amounts according to type of purchase are specified in the contract.
As purchases are made based on the contract, this list is updated with the amounts disbursed for the types of purchase in which limits have been defined.
Purchase requests can no longer be validated beyond the ceiling.
- Purchase type: To be selected from the defined Purchase type.
- Name: That of the purchase type, not modifiable.
- Upper limit: Maximum amount for the type of purchase.
- Amount consumed: Amount of validated purchase lines assigned to this contract and relating to items or services of this type.
- % consumed: Filled in only if the ceiling is filled in.
% Used = (Amount/Ceiling) × 100
- Status: Status of the condition. If the status is "Inactive," the condition is no longer offered when adding purchase request lines or PO lines.