| # Contract Other Terms - History (tsctm8535m300) Use this session to maintain the history of selected Other cost term that is associated with the coverage term, selected from the service contract. Note The cost terms that cannot be classified in the following types are called Other cost terms: Traveling Material Labor Tooling Subcontracting Help Desk Service Contract A sales agreement between a service organization and a customer for a specific period, that states the configurations (Installation groups or serialized items) to be maintained, the coverage terms, and the agreed price. Description The description of the service contract. Contract Change Following are the types of contract changes: Renewal: The option allows you to extend the contract period beyond its current validity duration. Incidental Changes: The option allows you to implement changes to an existing contract. Changes such as addition/deletion of one or more configuration lines, changes to price and discounts, and so on are categorized as incidental changes. Indexation: The option allows you to change the contract price based on the changes in the value of consumer price index. Renewal with Indexation: The option allows you to perform indexation and renewal at the same time. Contract Change The description of the contract change. Configuration Line The line number identifying the configuration for which the total amounts apply. Line Type The classification of the line. The line type can either be Normal, Total or Calculation. A total line is a sum total of calculation lines. A Calculation line is a partial configuration and contributes to the overall configuration of the type Total line. Coverage Type A financial classification that indicates to what extent work is covered under warranty or contract, and what part of the activities can be charged. Coverage Type The description of the coverage type. Coverage Term For a service type / term type combination, this is a unique sequence number. Default value of step size: 10 Note The default value can be changed if required. Description The description of the coverage term. Prices If this check box is selected, the sales prices are setup in the service contract for the configuration line. Note This field is not applicable if configuration lines is not contact or quotation. This field is visible only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts parameter is set to 'Yes' in Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session. Coverage If this check box is selected, the Coverage and Cost Terms can be defined for the configuration line. Note This field is not applicable if configuration lines is not contact or quotation. This field is visible only if the Use Prices in Service Contracts parameter is set to 'Yes' in Contract Management Parameters (tsctm0100m000) session. Installation Group A set of serialized items that have the same location and are owned by the same business partner. Grouping serialized items into an Installation group enables you to maintain them collectively. Installation Group The description of an Installation group. Item A standard maintenance item. Serial Number A number that, together with the item code or manufacturer part number, uniquely identifies a component, an item, a machine, or an installation. This serial number is usually shown together with the manufacturer part number and other identification data on an identification plate that is attached to the item. Item Description The description of the item. Term Number For a service type / term type combination, this is a unique sequence number. Default value of step size: 10 Note The default value can be changed if required. Subcontractor A third-party service provider. The subcontractor is referred to as buy-from business partner, because he is considered to be a business partner from whom services are bought. Description The description of the subcontractor. Item An item that is uniquely identified by the item code (manufacturer part number) in combination with the serial number. Cost Component A cost component is a user-defined category for the classification of costs. Cost components have the following functions: To break down an item's cost price, sales price, or valuation price. To create a comparison between the estimated production order costs and the actual production order costs. To calculate production variances. To view the distribution of your costs over the various cost components in the Cost Accounting module. Cost components can be of the following cost types: Material Costs Operation Costs Surcharge on Material Costs Surcharge on Operation Costs WIP Transfer Costs General Costs Note If you use Assembly Control (ASC), you cannot use cost components of the General Costs type. Related topics Cost components in Service Cost Price Your company's reference currency, which is defined in the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session. Related topics To use currencies Cost Amount The estimated cost that will be incurred while servicing items. The amount is expressed in the home currency. Sales Amount The expected sales amount from providing services under this contract. The amount is: Expressed in the currency that is chosen in the contract header. Determined by information provided by the Service Planning & Concepts module. Spent Costs The sum of costs due to service activities that have been financially approved in Service Order Control, expressed in the home currency. Example Service orders Traveling costs Spent Sales The sum of sales amounts due to service activities that have been financially approved in Service Order Control, expressed in the currency chosen in the contract header. Example Service orders Helpdesk calls Allocated Costs The sum of costs due to service activities that have not been financially approved in Service Order Control, expressed in the home currency. Example Service orders Traveling costs Allocated Sales The sum of the sales amounts due to service activities that have not been financially approved in Service Order Control, expressed in the home currency. Example Service orders Traveling costs Text Text (additional) |