Change requests - purchase contracts
If the change request functionality is implemented for purchase contracts, a change request is required to update the purchase contract and the related data. A change request is a copy of the original and actual purchase contract (including all its related information) that is added to a new document and assigned a new document number.
Change requests are required after the purchase contract is activated. Consequently, change requests are only used to update contracts with the status Active. If you use change requests, you cannot de-activate purchase contracts, only terminate them. If you do not use change requests, an Active contract must first be de-activated (set to Free), before it can be updated.
Only one open change request is applicable at a time for a purchase contract. A new change request can be created only after a previous revision is processed or canceled.
To modify purchase contract data using the change request functionality:
Field updates
You can modify specific fields for a change request. The availability of fields on the change request depends on the status of the actual purchase contract. See Purchase contract change requests - field updates.