Key Features

Fully Integrated with Sage 200 | Sicon Contracts is written within the Sage 200 development environment using the Sage business objects and utilising the latest Microsoft technologies for user interface.

Easy to use | Users have the choice of creating contracts directly within the module or by creating a Sales Orders with contract details included. By using the latter option, the system will automatically create a new pending contract when the Sales Order is saved.

Rich Functionality | Invoicing periods can be set to any divisible duration of the contract (monthly, quarterly, annually), whilst managing renewal reminders and invoice processing of recurring contracts.

Key Benefits

• Record and report on information against each contract based on your business needs, such as contract type, start date, renewal date, billing information and payment type.
• Setup renewal pricing and changes ahead of the renewal process to allow printing of the reminders with new details.
• Contract reconciliation enquiry provides analysis of deferred income and cost postings by customer and contract item.
• Process contract amendments to generate invoices or credits to adjust the contracts mid term.
• Manage the costs and automated periodic billing associated with any type of contract or optionally with a job or project.
• Reports are designed in the Sage report designer and are all amendable.
• Seamlessly works alongside other Sicon additions; examples include Sicon Projects for analysing the profitability of the contract and Sicon Service for serviceable items under a contract.
• Corrections to contract postings can be made via an adjustments function.
• Purchase invoices can be linked to split across multiple contracts and cost headings.
• Stock issues and returns can be made to contracts and cost headings.

Sicon Modules that Integrate with Sicon Contracts

• Audit Log | Track the creation and amendment of contract details – for a full list of audited fields… HUG link
• Cash Flow | Provides visibility for projected contract forecast revenue.
• Documents | Provides a Documents button to allow the ability to hold Contract related documentation at Contract level.
  • Document Distribution | Allows you to produce tailored Renewal Notices using Document Distribution functionality.
• CRM | Contracts are visible in an additional tab within Sicon CRM if you are using CRM functionality within Sage at Company Record level.
• Fixed Assets | Fixed Assets can be associated to a Contract Line as an equipment item.
• Projects | Links a Contract Line or Lines to a Project so you can see a single holistic view of Contract Revenue.
  • Labour Recording | Labour time carried out on contracts can be recorded and calculated in profitability.
  • Work In Progress (WIP) Management & Contract Profitability | Provides a detailed WIP listing and summary total for each contract.  Detailed WIP & profitability reports are provided with the product.
  • Analysing the profitability of the contract.
• Service | Provides functionlity to allow customer assets to be linked to a contract to control what level of cover is included; it is possible to have multiple assets linked to a single contract line.
  • When combined with the Sicon Service module, your customer assets can be linked to a contract to control what level of cover is included.
  • Possible to have multiple assets linked to a single contract line.
  • Provides visibility to show which of your customers assets are currently covered by a contract.