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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3505m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Purchase Contracts - by Purchase Office (tdpur3505m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to view <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchContra.td" role="glossary">purchase contracts</Link> by <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PurchaOffice.tc" role="glossary">purchase office</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000067" role="manual">Purchase contracts</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000375" role="manual">Default purchase office</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tdpur300.cofc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Purchase Office</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PurchaOffice.tc" role="glossary">purchase office</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<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.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.icap"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Status</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The status of the purchase contract.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>You can assign a status to each contract with the following buttons in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3100m000" role="session">Purchase Contracts (tdpur3100m000)</GUIRef> session:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>Terminate</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Activate</ListItem>
					<ListItem>De-activate</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>You can also maintain the status at contract line level in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur3101m000" role="session">Purchase Contract Lines (tdpur3101m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListIntro>A contract can have the following statuses:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#free" role="enum">Free</GUIRef>: When a contract is created, the contract status is automatically set to <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#free" role="enum">Free</GUIRef>. If a contract has the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#free" role="enum">Free</GUIRef> status, you can make changes to the contract.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#active" role="enum">Active</GUIRef>: You can link a purchase order/schedule/quotation to a contract with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#active" role="enum">Active</GUIRef> status. If the status is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#active" role="enum">Active</GUIRef> 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, you cannot deactivate the contract.</ListItem>
					<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/domains/icap#closed" role="enum">Terminated</GUIRef>: After a contract is terminated, the contract can no longer be used.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
