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Contract (Description)

A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services or money, or a promise to transfer any of those at a future date.

When contract detail is added in this master list, the details will be visible in the transaction detail list on reports.

Contracts will be linked to purchase orders if the purchase order master list references a contract and the contract is found in the contract master list.

Contracts can be added either before or after the actual spend is loaded.

Field Name

Description

Mandatory

Contract Number

Unique identifier for the contract.

Yes

Contract Description

Comment describing the contract

No

Vendor Code

The Vendor ID used by the Financial Management system to track the company providing the product or service.

Yes

Contract Amount

The agreed upon amount to be paid for the services delivered in the contract

Yes

Actual Spend

The total actual spend for a contract.

No

Start Date

The start date of the contract.

No

End Date

The end date of the contract.

No

Status

Designates the current status of a contract.

No

Cost Centre Code

Cost Centre Code associated with the cost center name.

No

Cost Centre Name

The name of the Cost Center associated with the Cost Center code.

No

Go to the templates menu to download a template of an accounts file.