Contract Installments (tsctm4100m000)

	Contract Installments (tsctm4100m000) Use this session to maintain the service-contract installments. Note The status of the service contract must be Active to maintain the installments. Related topics How LN generates contract installments Service contract installments Correct the invoices To use currencies Service Contract The service contract that is linked to the installment. Service Contract The service contract description. Contract Amount The total contract amount that is invoiced in parts, periodically, or as determined by the user. The term's price determines this amount. Note If the contract has been canceled, the cancel date and the invoice method determine the contract amount. Installment Number The sequence number that identifies the installment line. Status Status of Contract Installments Installment Number The sequence number that identifies the installment line. Installment Type Installment Type Effective Period The period for which the contract installment is applicable. Planned Invoice Date The date that you plan to invoice the installment amount. Note This is also the date for which the amount is calculated. Contract Change The contract change in combination with the service contract makes it possible to retrieve all contract installments related to the original service contract or to any contract renewal. Configuration Line The configuration for which this installment is specified. Installation Group A set of serialized items that have the same location and are owned by the same business partner. Grouping serialized items into an Installation group enables you to maintain them collectively. Item The item for which the contract installament is applicable. Serial Number The serial number of the item. Installment Text Text (additional) Contract Amount The currency, which is specified in the service contract. Amount The installment amount (without discount) in the contract's currency. Default value installment amount = total contract amount - total installment amount Note If the total installment amount exceeds the total contract amount, LN displays a warning. Discount The installment's discount percentage. Discount The installment's discount amount in the contract currency. Default value discount amount = discount percentage * installment amount Net Amount The installment's net amount. Default value net installment amount = installment amount - discount amount Tax Amount Invoicing enters the installment's tax amount. You invoice the invoice-to business partner for this amount in the contract's currency. Percentage The forecast costs for this installment period. LN displays the costs as a percentage of the installment amount. Cost Amount Your company's reference currency, which is defined in the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session. Cost Amount The forecast cost amount for the installment period. Note You can include a discount by using the following formula: discount amount = discount percentage * installment amount Contract Amount The currency, which is specified in the service contract. Installments The total gross amount of all invoiced and uninvoiced installments. Note If the total installment amount is greater than the contract amount, LN displays a warning. Incidental Change The total amount resulting from incidental changes. Indexation Amount The total amount resulting from indexation. Start Date The date and time from which the financial transactions of this contract installment would be valid and start in the General Ledger module in Financials. Financial Periods The number of financial periods during which you distribute the installment amounts and the forecast costs. Note The number of financial periods is counted from the financial spreading start date, which should be less than the financial periods of the company. Invoice Number Invoicing enters the financial company's code that is linked to the installment. Invoice Number Invoicing enters the transaction type's code that is linked to the installment. Invoice Number Invoicing enters the installment's invoice sequence number. Invoice Date Invoicing enters the date on which you invoice the installment. Date Invoicing enters the date on which you post the installment to the General Ledger module in Financials. Fiscal Period A separate period, or year for financial purposes. Three financial period types exist: Fiscal, in which all transactions are recorded (for example, 12 months). Reporting, for management requirements (for example, 52 weeks). Tax, for tax regulations (for example, 4 quarters). Accept Installment Use this command to change the status of the service contract installment to Accepted. Cancel Installment Use this command to change the status of the service contract installment to Canceled. Switch Status of Contract Installments Starts the Switch Status of Contract Installments (tsctm4201m000) session. Transfer Installments Use this command to transfer the service contract installments to Invoicing.