Preliminary Remarks
Product contracts are required for the creation of subscriptions and include the essential conditions of the offer; product contracts are then added in the offer creation. The application examples can help to better understand how the information from the product contract is reflected in sales.
Note: Since release B.3.2421.0, product contracts are also required for credit-based subscriptions.
Create a time-based product contract
Click on + Add Time Based Contract.
Define Internal Title.
Optionally, define an internal description and assign it to a folder structure .
Determine Runtime*.
Until Cancellation: the term is only terminated when the subscription is canceled.
Fixed Period X days/weeks/months/years: Term ends after the specified time.
Accounting Period* determines the period (X days/weeks/months/years) in which billing takes place.
Cancellation Period*: Cancellation until X days/weeks/months/years before the end of the subscription interval
Subscription Interval* determines how often the subscription is renewed.
Price Sheet* can either be created beforehand or by clicking on + during product contract creation.
IVW Rule can be added optionally.
Reporting Tags can be added optionally.
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Note: When creating time-based product contracts, there are certain restrictions regarding the combinations of accounting period and subscription interval that can be used. The following generally applies: Compatible time frame combinations are: Year + month, weeks + days, as well as identical time specifications (e.g. days and days). In addition, the accounting period must always be a multiple of the subscription interval.
Create an issue-based product contract
Click on + Add Issue Based Contract.
Define Internal Title.
Optionally, define an internal description and assign it to a folder structure .
Determine the Quantity of Issues per Billing Period*.
Determine Thereof Chargeable Issues*. The free issues are added at the end of the billing period.
Aktivate/deactivate Checkbox Repeat Period until Cancellation.
Cancellation Period*: Cancellation until X days/weeks/months/years before the publication of each issue/the end of the billing period
Price Sheet* can either be created beforehand or by clicking on + during product contract creation.
IVW Rule can be added optionally.
Reporting Tags can be added optionally.
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Create a credit-based product contract
Click on + Create Credit Based Contract.
Define Internal Title.
Optionally, define an internal description and assign it to a folder structure .
Define the amount of Credits*.
Select Offer Type*
Without time intervals
With time intervals
When selecting with time intervals, additional fields must be filled in:
Runtime*
Accounting Period*
Cancellation Period*
Subscription Interval*
Select Price Sheet* .
IVW Rule can be added optionally.
Reporting Tags can be added optionally.