Contract Quotation Configuration Lines (tsctm1110m200)

Use this session to maintain the configuration that is covered by the service-contract quotation. In this context configuration includes:

Before you process the service-contract quotation into a service contract, you must either transform the item into an Installation group, or link the item to an existing Installation group.

Note

You can link an Installation group to more than one service-contract quotation, as long as the statuses of the service-contract quotations are Free or Printed. If one of the involved service-contract quotations becomes Accepted, the remaining service-contract quotations cannot be set to Accepted for the same Installation group.

 

Contract Quotation

A quotation to a business partner for the provision of a service contract.

Contract Quotation

The description of the contract quotation.

Configuration Line

A list of configurations covered by a contract quotation, which will be covered by a service contract once the contract quotation becomes a service contract or which are related to a service-order quotation.

Line Type

The classification of the line. The line type can either be Normal, Total or Calculation. A total line is a sum total of calculation lines. A Calculation line is a partial configuration and contributes to the overall configuration of the type Total line.

Time and Material

Indicates that the sales price for the Configuration Line is defined based on the time and material pricing method, specified for the contract.

Note
  • This field is applicable only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.
Fixed Prices

Indicates that the fixed Sales Price is defined for the Configuration Line in the Fixed Price Terms (tsctm1111m000) session.

Note
  • This field is applicable only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.
Prices

If this check box is selected, sales prices can be defined for the service contract configuration line.

Note

This field is visible only if:

  • The Configuration line is set to Normal Line.
  • The Use Prices in Service Contracts checkbox is selected in Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.
Time and Material

Indicates that the sales price for the Configuration Line is defined based on the time and material pricing method, specified for the contract.

Note
  • This field is applicable only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts check box is selected in the Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.
Coverage

If this check box is selected, the coverage and cost terms can be defined for the configuration line.

Note

This field is visible only if:

  • The configuration line is set to Normal Line.
  • The Use Prices in Service Contracts checkbox is selected in Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session.
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.

Installation Group

The description of a cliuster.

Item
Serial Number

serial number. You can manually enter the serial number. Following are the two possible conditions:

When the item number is specified

Enter the serialized item's existing serial number. Alternatively, you can use the browse arrow to select the serial number from the Serialized Items (tscfg2100m000) session.

When the item number is not specified

  • A serial number can be linked to one or more serialized items. When you enter the serial number that is linked to more than one serialized item, the Serialized Item (tscfg2100m000) session opens displaying all the items to which that serial number is linked. You can select any serialized item from the list. When you select the serialized item, the Description, Quantity, and Department fields are populated.
  • When you enter the serial number linked to only one serialized item, the Item, Description, Quantity, Department fields are populated.
Note

In case the serial number entered is incorrect, LN displays an error message.

Number of Items

If the configuration is an Item, then the number of items that constitute the item can be specified.

Item

The description of the item.

Related Installation Group

The related Installation group of the item

Related Installation Group

The description of the related Installation group.

Contract Template

A standard set of contract terms and conditions. A template can be used as a basis for contract quotations and service contracts.

Contract Template

The description of the contract template.

Pricing Method

The method indicating how the contract price is determined.

The following pricing methods are available:

  • Sales Value of Configuration
  • Budgeted Service Costs
  • Item Pricing
Percentage of Sales Value

When pricing method is Sales Value of Configuration, then the Percentage of Sales Value can be specified.

Reference Activity

The reference activity that is included as a part of the Contract Quotation.

Reference Activity

The description of the reference activity.

Number of Activities

The number of times the reference activity is covered for this configuration line.

Effective Date

Depending on its context, an effective date can be the first day on which a contract quotation is valid, the first day on which a service contract is active, or the first day on which you can use a template for quotations or contracts. The effective date often includes the effective time.

Expiry Date

Depending on its context, the last day on which the contract quotation is valid or the last day on which the service contract is active. After this date it is expired.

Cont. Discount Date

The date from which the Contract Discount Scheme is applicable.

Installment Template

The installment template based on which installments will be generated for this configuration line only.

Discount Scheme

If services or terms of a warranty overlap with the services of a contract agreement for an item, a discount or reduction in terms on the contract price can be offered. The discount scheme defines the contract's discount percentage during the period when the warranty is valid for the item. This enables you to include an initial warranty period during which no invoices are sent to the customer. You can also use a discount scheme independently from a warranty, for example, if you agree on a once-only discount with the customer.

Run Identification

A user definable identification of the run in which the configuration line is generated

Calculated

The total Cost Amount of the configuration line. This amount consists of the aggregated cost amount of all coverage terms related to this configuration line

Cost Amount

The final Cost Amount of the configuration line. The Calculated Cost Amount is taken as default amount.

Net Sales Amount

The net sales amount and the currency of the contract quotation.

Calculated

If the Pricing Method is set to 'Item Pricing' the Sales Price is determined by taking the Item and Contract Template for searching through Contract Item Price Lists. By default the recommended sales price form the selected price list is taken.

Sales Price

If the Pricing Method is 'Item Pricing' the Calculated Sales Price is taken and based on the period unit of the related contract change the sales price is calculated.

per

The period for which the sales price applies.

per

The Period Unit in which the Sales Price is expressed.

Calculated

The Calculated Sales Amount is the Sales Price which is made applicable for the whole effectivity period of the configuration line. If the Sales Price is 500 € per quarter and the configuration is effective for 1 year, the Calculated Gross Sales Amount is 2000 €.

Sales Amount

If the Pricing Method is Budgeted Service Costs or Sales Value of Configuration the Sales Amount is the Sales Price which is made applicable for the whole effectivity period of the configuration line.If the Pricing Method is Item Pricing the Calculated Gross Sales Amount is taken and the Sales Amount cannot be changed.

Surcharge Percentage

The discount or surcharge that is applied on the Sales Amount.

  • A positive percentage is treated as a surcharge.
    • A negative percentage is treated as a discount

Based on the discount or surcharge amount this percentage is calculated.

Surcharge Amount

The discount/surcharge amount that is applied on the Sales Amount.

  • A positive amount is treated as a surcharge.
    • A negative amount is treated as a discount

Based on the discount or surcharge percentage this amount is calculated.

Gross Sales Amount

The Gross Sales Amount calculated for the configuration line. This amount is the Sales Amount added or subtracted with the Discount or Surcharge Amount.

Scheme Discount

The Contract Discount Scheme applicable for this configuration line according to which discounts will be calculated over a period of time.

Discount Scheme

The total discount calculated based on the Contract Discount Scheme

Net Sales Amount

The Net Sales Amount of the configuration line.

Gross Sales Amount - Contract Discount Amount(retrieved from the contract discount scheme)

The net sales amount also take into account the effectivity period of the configuration line.

Gross Margin

The difference between the sales amount and the standard costs against standard costs.

How the gross margin is calculated depends on the setting of the Margin Base field in the Service Order Parameters (tssoc0100m000) session.

Acronym: GM

 

Coverage Terms

Starts the Template Coverage Terms (tsctm1120m100) session.

Note

For service-order quotation terms, this command is enabled as soon as you add a serialized item or a reference activity in the Service Order Quotation Configuration Lines (tsctm1110m400) session.

Aggregate Calculation Lines

Starts the Configuration Line Totals by Term Type (tsctm1503m400) session.

Note

In the Service Order Quotations (tssoc1100m000) session, this command is only active when activities and serialized items have been added to the quotation using the Service Order Quotation Configuration Lines (tsctm1110m400) session.

Check Consistency

Starts the Service Order Quotation Configuration Line Totals (tsctm1502m400) session.

Note

In the Service Order Quotations (tssoc1100m000) session, this command is only active when activities and serialized items have been added to the quotation.

Installation Group Details

Use this command to view Installation group details. This command starts the Installation Groups (tsbsc1100m000) session.

Item Details

Use this command to view details pertaining to the item. This command starts the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session.