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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

By : Stephen Kelly
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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

By: Stephen Kelly

Overview of this book

Oracle's Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition is a document management, job cost, and field controls solution that keeps construction projects on schedule and on budget through complete project control. "Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14" explains the concepts behind the core modules and how to use them."Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14" makes this complex application understandable. You will understand the concepts behind the core modules and how to use them. This book starts with some basic introduction to Contract management and then covers the advantages and disadvantages of using a spreadsheet in managing information on a project. The book then covers in detail the concepts involved with how it works from a 30,000 foot view and explains the concept of how Oracle Primavera Contract Management is diametrically opposed to a spreadsheet mentality. The book also covers the aspects of how Oracle Primavera Contract Management manages the money and contractual relationships on a project.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
5
There Is a Better Way
Index

Setting up the Payment Certificates module


As with many of the other modules in PCM, proper setup of this module is key to a smooth operation of receiving and sending payments during the project. During the Contract negotiations process, typically the various Pay Items are discussed and agreed upon prior to signing the Contract. Once the Pay Items are agreed upon, the Payment Requisitions module can be set up.

Cost options

There are various settings available to the user prior to creating the first Payment Requisition. These settings are available to be changed at the Project Settings level and then again at the Contract or Purchase Order level. Any changes made at the Project level will only affect any contracts created after the setting has been changed. Any changes made at the Contract level will only affect Requisitions created after the settings have been changed.

Project Settings

The Project Settings are available by a right-click on the project from the Project Tree. These options are...