Activate Contract

Explanation

Use this activity to activate a contract. Once the contract has been awarded (or processed further using the Under Review status) it can be activated. This indicates that the contract has been agreed with the customer, and the work can be started.

Prerequisites

The contract must be in the Awarded or Under Review status.  

System Effects

• The status of the contract changes to Active.
• If Application for Payment is used, applications can be created and submitted.

Window

Sales Contract
Sales Contracts

Related Window Descriptions

Sales Contract
Sales Contracts

Procedure

1. Open the Sales Contract window or the Sales Contracts window and query for the contract number.
2. Right-click and then click Activate. The Activate Contract dialog box opens.
3. If you want to set the contract baseline, select the Set Contract Baseline check box. See the Set Contract Baseline activity for details.
   Note: When you set the contract baseline, if the contract revision is not frozen, it will be automatically frozen.
4. Click OK to confirm.