Copying sales contracts

You can copy sales contracts to create sales contracts in the Copy Sales Contracts (tdsls3801m000) session.

You can always copy a normal contract to a normal contract or a special contract to a special contract. You can copy a normal contract to a special contract, and vice versa, only if the following check boxes are selected in the Sales Contract Parameters (tdsls0100s300) session:

  • Copy Special Contract to Normal Contract
  • Copy Normal Contract to Special Contract

If you copy to a new normal contract, to determine the contract period's default value, LN performs the following steps:

  • Assigns an effective date directly after the expiry date of the old contract
  • Sets up a contract period for one year

If you copy to a new normal contract, LN checks if a normal contract already exists:

  • In the same period
  • With the same price group or item
  • For the same sold-to business partner

If a normal contract exists and its status is Active, you cannot copy contracts.

Contracts are copied with a new contract number, which is determined in the same way as when you enter a new contract in the Sales Contract - Lines (tdsls3600m000) session, but with different effective and expiry dates.

If the Price Revisions in Use check box is selected on the source contract line, the sales contract price revisions that are linked to the source contract with effective dates that fall within the effectivity period of the new contract are copied to the new contract. If no valid price revision exists, and you have selected the Copy Prices check box in the Copy Sales Contracts (tdsls3801m000) session, the last price revision of the old contract is copied to the new contract's price revision with the same effective date as the contract line's effective date.

Note

Discounts and discount schedules from the old contract are not automatically included if you copy prices to the new contract. To also copy discounts to the new contract, select the Copy Discounts check box in the Copy Sales Contracts (tdsls3801m000) session.

If price books or discount schedules are not valid within the run time of the contract, they can be copied to new ones. You can also add new price/discount lines to existing price books/discount schedules.

You can copy the delivery scheme that is linked to the old contract to the new contract. To copy the delivery scheme, select the Copy Delivery Contract check box in the Copy Sales Contracts (tdsls3801m000) session.

The currency of the invoice-to business partner must be the same as the contract currency. Business partners must have the status Active when a contract is agreed upon. A parent relation must exist between a sold-to business partner and the other business partner roles, which are defaulted if the sold-to business partner is entered.

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