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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/ts/onlinemanual/000417" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Subcontracting - Service order</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2419510">
         <Level1>Subcontracting - Service order</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Subcontracting is an arrangement with a subcontractor to perform
		a service order activity. The entire service or a part of the service can be
		subcontracted to a subcontractor.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>A <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Cost</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Service</GUIRef> item and the
		subcontractor must be defined at the service order activity level to identify
		that the activity is subcontracted.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can subcontract different activities to various
		subcontractors.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>During service order planning, a purchase order is generated for
		the supplier. A subcontracting cost line is created in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Service Order other cost lines</GUIRef> with the cost type set to <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Subcontracting</GUIRef> to register the cost and sales of the
		subcontracted activity.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>A purchase order must be received to indicate that the
		subcontractor has delivered the required services.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>