Relating a contract to a CI
To relate multiple contracts to a CI, you can open the CI, and use the Contracts tab to relate contracts to the CI.
You cannot relate a CI directly to a software contract. Instead, use the License Certificate field to relate the CI to the software license certificate. The software license certificate is related to the software contract.
To relate a contract to a CI
- From the Asset Management console, open a CI.
For information about opening a CI, see Using-search. - Click the Contracts tab.
- In the Search Existing Contracts area, select a contract type from the Contract Type list, and click Search.
- In the Searching for Contracts dialog box, from the Search For list, select the type of contract you want to relate, and click Search.
- In the Results list, select one or more contracts to relate to the CI.
If no contracts appear in the list, you can add a contract. See Creating-a-new-contract-to-relate-to-a-CI. - From the Relationship Typelist, select the relationship of this contract to the CI:
- Attached to — The contract is related to the CI.
- Terms and Conditions of — The contract uses the terms and conditions of the CI contract.
- Click Relate.
The contract is related to the CI, and the contract appears in the Current Contracts for this CI table.
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