Term definitions are placeholders within clause templates and contracts with a set of properties. The properties determine the behavior and possible values of terms. The placeholders are populated with values in the contract. The values are the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Characteristics of term definitions
- Term definitions can contain values such as names, numbers, and dates that are specific to each contract.
- When you create a contract, you can select or type the appropriate values to apply to its term placeholders.
- When you create a term definition in administration, you can insert it within a clause template as a Language Term or use it in the contract for tracking purposes as a Tracking Term.
- In addition to the term definitions, you can also view the System Terms. System terms are
predefined in Emptoris® Contract
Management and are
indicated by the Information icon
in the term definition object. - System term definitions also include any custom property term definitions created while defining an external organization custom property.
- A contract can contain only one value for a term for all the instances.
Reporting for Terms
To include a term in the reports generated by the Cognos Reports module, you must select the Available for Reporting option for the term.
The maximum number of terms that can be selected for reporting is 300.
Multi-value terms and custom property term definitions are not supported for reporting purposes.