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   <Header>
      <Title>Function: Contract closure</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1942348">
         <Level1>Contract closure</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this business function is to close sales
		contracts.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Close sales contract (code: MAM07b)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this process is to maintain existing sales
		contracts or contract proposals or to create sales contract reports. You can
		evaluate contracts and create and send reminders to the customer.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>This process starts with a review of the contract. Contracts or
		contract proposals must be closed and must, therefore, be deactivated.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>After the user prints the sales contract acknowledgements, the
		closed contract will be sent to acknowledge the customer by mail, fax, or,
		optionally, by EDI. Subsequently, the sales contract can be terminated or
		deleted by selecting the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Terminate Expired Contracts</GUIRef> check
		box. After you perform these activities, the sales contract for these
		typologies is closed.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The use of contracts is optional for the typologies Standard
		  and Predefined. However, if schedules are used, the use of a contract is
		  mandatory.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>LN Order Management, Sales Control</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Maintain/Close service contract (code:
		MAM07a)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this process is to monitor or effect changes or
		close service contracts. Closure means controlling the status, in this case to
		expiration, affecting the closure, archiving the contract and, if necessary,
		deleting the contract from the transaction company.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>No assumptions apply in this case.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>LN Service Contract Management</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>