Finalizing Contract Request Settings

A milestone is a set of conditions or requirements that must be met by a supplier to achieve the terms of a contract.​

​In Release Order contracts, milestones are used for internal purposes only, such as bookkeeping or notifications. There are no limits associated with internal milestones. However, you can configure how many days before the milestone completion date to send the notification message to the contract requester and to users listed in the edit list.

Payment Terms specify when suppliers must be paid and any early payment discounts. On the Payment Terms step of the Contract Request Wizard, users choose from predefined payment terms or add new terms.

The Access Control page in SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing allows you to manage Release Access and/or Edit Access.

By default, all users have release access to a contract. This means that they can create release orders against the contract. However, you can restrict Release Access to a specific set of users or user groups.​

To restrict release access to a contract:

1. Select the Restrict Release Access checkbox.​
2. Select the users or user groups that you want to grant release access to.​
3. Select OK.

Once you have restricted release access to a contract, only the users or user groups that you have selected will be able to create purchase orders and release orders against the contract.

​​In addition to restricting release access, you can also control which users can edit the contract. To do this, select the Edit Access button, and select the users or user groups that you want to grant edit access to.

​​Only the users or user groups that you have selected will be able to make changes to the contract terms.​

In addition to restricting release access, you can also control which users can edit the contract. To do this, choose the Edit Access button, and select the users or user groups that you want to grant edit access to.​

​Only the users or user groups that you have selected will be able to make changes to the contract terms.

The Appendixes page in SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing allows you to attach documents to contracts. These documents can be used to provide additional information about the contract.​

To attach a document to a contract:

1. Select the Add Appendix button.​
2. Select the file that you want to attach.​
3. Enter a description for the document.​
4. Select OK.

The document will be attached to the contract and will be available to all users who have access to the contract.​

In addition to attaching documents, you can also specify whether the appendix is visible to the supplier. If you select this option, the supplier will be able to view the appendix when they log in to SAP Business Network.​

You can use appendixes to provide additional information about the contract and to make it easier for users to find the information they need.

The final step of the Contract Request wizard offers a Summary of all contract properties entered in previous pages. Review all data and configuration choices made, then select Submit when finished to send the request for approval.