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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3500m500" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Purchase Contracts Overview (tdpur3500m500)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to view <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchContra.td" role="glossary">purchase contracts</Link> by contract number.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>If you double-click a record in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3100m000" role="session">Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000)</Link> session, you can view more details of a purchase contract.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>On the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, you can choose <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3500m500#tdpur3501m500" role="formcommand">Purchase Contract Lines Overview</GUIRef> to start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3501m500" role="session">Purchase Contract Lines Overview (tdpur3501m500)</GUIRef> session. In this session you can view <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PuCoLines.td" role="glossary">purchase contract lines</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000067" role="manual">Purchase contracts</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.cono"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Contract</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The number of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchContra.td" role="glossary">purchase contract</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.cdes"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The contract description is used to sort or retrieve contracts. It is essential to fill this field in a systematic way as this will enable you to search for contracts by description.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.otbp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Buy-from BP</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#BuyfroBusine.tc" role="glossary">buy-from business partner</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.ccon"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Buyer</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#Buyer.td" role="glossary">buyer</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
			<DefaultValue><SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>ERP retrieves the default buyer from the Buy-from Business Partners (tccom4120s000) session.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph></Paragraph>
			</DefaultValue>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.icyp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Contract Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The contract type indicates if the purchase contract is a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#NormalContra.td" role="glossary">normal contract</Link> or a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#SpeciaContra.td" role="glossary">special contract</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.icap"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Contract Status</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The purchase contract's status.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>A purchase contract can have one of the following statuses:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><Emphasis>Free</Emphasis>: when a new contract is created, the contract status is automatically set to Free. Only if a contract has the status Free you can make changes to the contract. .</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Emphasis>Active</Emphasis>: a purchase order/schedule/quotation can be linked to a contract with the status Active. If the status is Active and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300#tdpur000.cabt.3" role="formfield">Maintaining Contracts Always Allowed</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m300" role="session">Purchase Contract Parameters (tdpur0100m300)</GUIRef> session is cleared, the contract agreements can no longer be changed.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><Emphasis>Terminated</Emphasis>: once a contract is terminated, the contract can no longer be used.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.cdat"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Contract Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000204" role="glossary">contract date</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.sdat"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Effective Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#EffectDate.tc" role="glossary">effective date</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.edat"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Expiry Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000365" role="glossary">expiry date</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
