Master Agreements steps

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Master agreements can be searched and created through Web UI with business role "
S4C_SOM_REP - Internal Sales Rep. (Subscr.)".
 First step is to select MA Partner.
The Master Agreement Partner is
the partner with whom you have
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negotiated the master agreement
2 4 3 and he is also the legal partner.
MA partner has to exists in the
system as business partner

2 Them to assign the

Products. Click on Items
tab.

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3 Next Maintain Authorized
Partners
Click on parties Involved tab

Last step is to release Master

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Agreement Items. This can
be done in the Item details
screen or in the bottom after
you have saved the master
agreement

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1 Select the Products. Every product is represented as an item of the Master Agreement.

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Define Custom Product IDs and Custom Text

3 To maintain Configuration click on the icon to open the detail screen

4 Fix configuration if required Configuration in the call off object can be changed if the configuration
has not been fixed in the master agreement.
If the Configuration is fixed, it is not possible to change the Configuration in the call-off-object
MA Parties Involved

1 MA partner is copied from

the Header and can not
be changed

2 Partner functions that have

3 been configured for master
agreements

2 Assign Authorized contact

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Partners. You can assign
BPs directly or choose a
1 note from a customer
hierarchy.
After select the authorized
(see next slides) the
partner is added into the
list
Contract Partner :
The contract partner is the partner with whom you have
negotiated the master agreement. A master agreement only
has one contract partner and is assign on the Master
Agreement header.
Authorized Contract Partners:
Authorized contract partners act as the contract partner, sold-
to party and service recipient in the call-off object as a default
setting.
Authorized Sold-to Party:
Authorized sold-to parties act as the sold-to party and service
recipient in the call-off object as a default setting. They cannot
however act as the contract partner in the provider contract.
The default contract partner is used here.
Authorized Ship-To / Service Recipient:
Authorized service recipients cannot act as the contract
partner in the call-off object. They can be entered as an
alternative service recipient in the call-off object.

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Select partner type for
authorized partners
Business Partner or
Customer Hierarchy
node

Parties Involved section

is available on mater
agreement overview as
well as on Item screen.

The handling is the

same
In case you have select type hierarch then
search screen to search and select
hierarchy nodes is displayed
After selecting the node is saved in the list
of authorized partners
In case you have select type hierarch then
search screen to search and select
hierarchy nodes is displayed
After selecting the node it is saved in the list
of authorized partners
 Master Agreement Status:
Open, In Process, Released,
Completed, reflects the summarized
item status

Master Agreement Item Status:

Open
In Process:
A new item is created and all changes can be made
Released:
The item has been created completely and is legally
valid. You can start subsequent processes (call-offs),
like the creation of a subscription order or a solution
quotation.
The following can no longer be modified:
Customer-specific product ID, Fixed configuration,
Configuration, Parameters, Cross-catalog mapping
version, Billing cycle,
Completed:
It is not possible to perform any new actions (call-offs).

Release Master Agreement Items

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MA related action that you can do in this screen are the

following. All other actions are the same as for subscription
orders
1 Subitems of a bundle can be found in
product list

2 Redefine sub-items

3 Redefine Mapping Tables and Parameters

Maintain Authorized Partners

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Release Master Agreement Items

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If the product is a bundled product it will
not explode automatically in the Item
list . You can find the bundle components
in the product list on the item level.
Here you can redefine the items
MA Parties Involved on Item level

Authorized partner can be

managed on MA level and
on Item level
The handling is the same

1 MA partner is copied from

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the Header and can not
be changed
2 Partner functions that have
been configured for master
2 agreements

Assign Authorized contact

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1 Partners. You can assign
BPs directly or choose a
note from a customer
hierarchy.
After select the authorized
(see next slides) the
partner is added into the
list
Create Master Agreement – CCM Version

Maintain CCM Version

You can choose among released
mapping version. The mapping
version is used in the respective
subscription item of the call-off
The concept of redefining Convergent Charging Parameter is similar to the tables. The system reads the parameter from the standard
product (cross catalog mapping) and display them in assignment block “Convergent Charging Parameters”. The following options are
possible to redefine a parameter:
Redefined Value: The column “Redefined Value" is editable and you can enter an individual value.
Characteristic: The column “Characteristic" is editable and you can select a characteristic from the product configuration
Attribute: The column “Characteristic" is editable and you can select a attribute from the product configuration.
BRF Event: The column “BRF plus function" is editable and you can select an existing BRF Event
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Depending of the Master Agreement negotiation, it might
be necessary to change the entries of a standard
Mapping or Range Table only for this specific Master
Agreement.

In case of redefining, the systems copy automatically the

default table and creates new table. M/R Tables will be
created as Agreement Tables with relation to Master
Agreement.

It is also possible to assign another exiting table.

Via the hyperlink you can navigate to the CC table.

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Releasing an item of the Master
Agreement triggers the creation /
update of the Master Agreement in
FI-CA

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Here you can define then FP_MA2
• Invoice agreements
• Discount agreements
• Invoice Lists

The agreements are then visible in

SOM
The agreements are then visible in
the list
Select Call off to create
subscription order based on master
agreements
Select authorized Partner from the
list
Select transaction type and date
and click on create
Master agreement data like products and involved
parties will be copied to Subscription Order including
redefined parameters, mapping tables, configuration

Then you can

• Maintain configuration of items
• Assign contract account
• Assign technical resource
• Redefine values

After submit the order the subscription contract is

created and replicated to FICA and CC
The related subscription order and subscription
contract are displayed here