Contract deliverables data set-up
A contract deliverable is a tangible or intangible item that is produced or purchased as a result of a contract. The deliverables of the contract are defined in the Contract Deliverables (tppdm7100m100) session.
To access the Contract Deliverables (tppdm7100m100) session, you must define the following data on the contract deliverables tab in the Contract (tpctm1600m000) session.
- Select or define the contract line number using the Contract Lines (tpctm1110m000) session.
- Select the item type, following are the possible values:
- Hardware ( manufactured item and purchased item only).
- Non-hardware (cost or service item only).
- Select or define the project code using the General Projects (tcmcs0552m000) session.
- Select or define the item to be delivered using the Items (tcibd0501m000) session.
- Enter the ordered quantity of the item, select the unit of measure of the quantity using the Units by Unit Set (tcmcs0112m000) session.
Item tab
- Select or define the ICS Code (an external, alternate way of coding items) using the Item Code System - Items (tcibd0104m000) session.
- Select the effectivity unit, if required.
- Select the delivery method of the lot item. Following are the possible values:
- Any: You can draw the shipment from multiple lots. This is the default value.
- Same: You can select any lot for delivery, but the entire shipment must be drawn from the same lot.
- Specific: You can use only one specific lot. This lot is entered in the Lot field.
- Select the method for serial number selection. Following are the possible
values:
- Any: No specific serial number must be linked to the deliverable. As a result, the serial number is determined by Warehousing, or by Purchase Control in case of non-inventory items.
- Specific: You can manually select the serial number that must be linked to the deliverable from the Item - Serials and Warehouses (whltc5100m000) session. You can only select an item for which the Serials in Inventory check box is selected in the Item - Warehousing (whwmd4600m000) session.
- LN defaults the Contract data from the Contract header.
- Specify the ordered quantity of the item, select the unit of measure of the quantity using the Units by Unit Set (tcmcs0112m000) session. Note: LN displays the scheduled quantity from the Contract Deliverables Schedule (tppdm7100m200) session, if the contract deliverable is split over multiple schedule lines.
- Specify the quantity delivered. You must specify the quantity only for non-hardware deliverables that are not handled using Warehousing. For deliverables (hardware and non-hardware) that are handled using Warehousing, LN displays the value specified in the Project Shipments (tppin0160m000) session.
- Specify the accepted quantity of the item. Note: LN defaults the values of the ordered quantity from the Contract (tpctm1600m000) session.
- Set the status of the contract deliverable.
- You can set the contract deliverable line to Active only when the contract line status is Active and the deliverable is pegged, that is the deliverable is linked to a project, element or activity.
- Select the contract delivery and confirmed delivery date and time.
- Select the planned delivery date and planned receipt date and time.
- Create a schedule for the deliverables using the Contract Deliverables Schedule (tppdm7100m200) session or click the Schedule button. This is not mandatory.
- Click Get Sales Price, LN retrieves the sales price of the deliverables. The Price Origin field displays the origin; from where the item sales price is retrieved. For more information see Retrieving sales price for project deliverable items.
Selling tab
- Click LN retrieves the sales price of the deliverables. The Price Origin field displays the origin from where the item sales price is retrieved. For more information see Retrieving sales price for project deliverable items. Note: You can also define the sales price details in the Item tab and the details are defaulted in the Price group box on the Selling tab. ,
- Select or create the price stage for the deliverable item using Price Stages (tcmcs2112m000) session.
- Specify the Discount Percentage and Discount Amount for the deliverable item, if any. The Discount Origin field displays the origin from where the discount value is retrieved.
Shipping tab
- Select or define the delivery points for the deliverables using the Delivery Points (tccom4134m000) session.
- Select or create the Ship-to Contact data using the Contacts by Business Partner Role (tccom4545m000) session.
- Select the Shipping Constraints of the goods, if any.
You can specify the following Shipping Constraint:
- Ship Line Complete: This means that the total quantity of the line must be shipped as one single shipment.
- Ship Line & Cancel: If sufficient inventory exists, this results in a complete shipment of the line. A lack of inventory does not result in a back order but in the cancellation of the order for the remaining quantity. LN links a predefined cancel reason to the order line.
- None: Shipping constraint is not applicable.
- Select the Unit Binding checkbox to freeze the quantity to be shipped.
- Define the delivery terms using the Delivery Terms (tcmcs0141m000) session. This field is not mandatory.
- Define the route for the shipments from the warehouse to the ship-to or ship-from business partner's warehouse using the Routes (tcmcs0104m000) session.
- Define the duration of transportation using the Freight Service Levels (tcmcs0175m000) session. Note: The warehouse order number is displayed only when the deliverables are released to warehousing.
- LN defaults the Ship-to BP data from the Contract line.
Project tab
- Select or define the project to be linked to the contract deliverable line using the Projects (tppdm6100m000) session. Select the element, activity and/or the milestone. Note: You must specify this project related data to peg the cost for the contract. Note: You must specify the project, element and/or activity for the status of a deliverable to be set to Active.
- Select or define the cost component using the Cost Components (tcmcs0148m000) session.
Tax tab
- LN defaults the Tax data from the Contract header.
Additional Information tab
- LN defaults any additional information from the Contract header.