This screen enables the user to review fixed-term contracts (for contributing individuals and organisations) and either approve or cancel them.
The three popup windows minimised at the bottom of the screen are described here.
The Cost centre dates... button can be pressed to display a list of the cost centres and the calendar month in which their contracts are meant to be renewed.
Contract documentation (including scans of signed copies) can be viewed by pressing the Documents... button.
The contract term sheet can also be issued at this point by checking the Issue p'work? checkbox.
Click on Frameworks to display only frameowrk agreements.
Click on Rights... button to reveal the copyright details of the contract as recorded in the Rights tab. If the button is coloured red, the rights agreed are non-standard.
To see the contract value, how it is split between cost centres, and the schedule of payments instructions click on the Fees etc... button. RCS Administrators can also see and maintain the list of contract Owners in this window.
Click on Contributor... to view the contributor's contact details.
To See which editorial department/web section's content will be automatically matched to the contract see Match rules...
Approve a contract request
Highlight a contract and the details can be viewed and amended on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the approve button next to the contract to approve
The Rights approval and Issue paperwork option can be activated in this screen, otherwise this contract Request will appear in Contracts under Rights review on approval
If a contract request is to be cancelled then click on the cancel button