Add a Contract Charge to a Despatch Order

When invoicing a despatch order, contract charges from multiple sources can apply. Contract charges added to a despatch order do not override any contract charges inherited from the contract, even if the charges are of the same type. For standard despatch orders:

1. Contract charges from the contract always apply.
2. If the despatch order has contract charges, these contract charges also apply.

If the despatch order to be invoiced is a child despatch order (CDO) (see Parent and Child Despatch Orders) of an aggregated parent despatch order (APDO), consignment parent despatch order (CPDO) or split parent despatch order (SPDO), the following process is used to determine the applicable contract charges:

1. Contract charges from the contract always apply.
2. If the CDO has contract charges, these contract charges also apply.
3. If the CDO does not have contract charges, but the PDO has contract charges, the PDO contract charges also apply.

Security Note: You need the Allow the user to maintain despatch orders and Allow the user to override contract charges for despatch orders security right in the Contracts domain security rights group for this activity.

Activity Steps

1. Open the Despatch Order.
2. Select the Contract Term Overrides tab.
3. Select the Contract Charges node.
4. To add a new contract charge, right-click the Contract Charges node and select New » [Contract Charge Type] from the menu.
5. To add a contract charge based on a contract charge template:
   1. Right-click the Contract Charges node and select New » Template Charges from the menu.

      The Select Contract Charge Template screen displays all contract charge templates.

   2. Select the contract charge template.
   3. Click Select.

      Note: An error message displays if you select a payable analyte charge to add as a contract charge.

6. To copy an existing contract charge, see Copy Contract Charges.
7. Update the contract charge as required.
8. Click Save.