Adding and editing contracts

About contracts

A contract is essentially a specific instance of a program that establishes a relationship between the publisher and a customer.

All contracts are created under a specific program. Depending on how Poetic is configured, contracts may be created automatically.

Displaying the List Programs page

You add or edit contracts from the List Programs page. To display the page:

1. On the Administration menu, click Site configuration.
2. On the Site Maintenance menu, click the Configuration tab.
3. On the Configuration tab, click Programs and contracts.

Adding or editing a contract

To add or edit a contract:

1. To add a contract to a program, on the List Programs page, click the Options link next to the program under which to create the contract, then select Add Contract.

   The General tab of the Contract Maintenance page displays.

2. To edit a contract, on the List Programs page, click the Options link next to the program for the contract you want to edit, then select List Contracts.

   The Search Contracts page displays.

   To display a list of contracts for the selected program, enter contract search criteria, then click Search Contracts. See Conducting searches for more information about searches.

3. Click the Options link next to the contract you want to edit, then select the Edit option.

   The General tab of the Contract Maintenance page displays.

4. Specify the contract information, then click Finish.

For information about the fields on the Contract Maintenance page, see Fields on the Contract Maintenance page.