The functions of the Contracts section are controlled by the access rights of the user's role. The following rights are available for the Contracts section:

| Right | Controls |
|---|---|
| Access Contracts Module | Access to the Contracts section as a whole |
| Add Contract | Creating main contracts and sub-contracts |
| Edit Contract | Changing the details of a contract |
| Delete Contract | Removing a contract |
| Add Contract Item | Creating contract items |
| Edit Contract Item | Changing contract items |
| Delete Contract Item | Removing contract items |

A user only sees the functions covered by the rights of their role. Rights that are not assigned hide the corresponding function completely.

## Visibility of the Contracts tab

The **Contracts** tab is only shown when both conditions are fulfilled:

- the Contracts feature is enabled for your installation, and
- the user has the "Access Contracts Module" right.

Without this right the whole section including all its functions is hidden.

## Import from Excel

The Excel import replaces both contracts and contract items. It is therefore only available to users who have **both** the "Edit Contract" and the "Edit Contract Item" right.

## Functions without a dedicated right

The search functions **Find Contract** and **Find Item** as well as the detail views do not change data and are available to every user who can access the Contracts section.

*[PO]: Purchase Order  
*[AZA]: local folder
*[(PO]: Purchase Order  
*[RQ]: Requisition  
*[(RQ]: Requisition  
*[RfQ]: Request for Quotation  
*[(RfQ]: Request for Quotation  
*[SO]: Service Order  
*[(SO]: Service Order  
*[SQ]: Service Requisition  
*[(SQ]: Service Requisition  
*[SRfQ]: Service Request for Quotation  
*[OoB]: Open on Board  
*[(OoB]: Open on Board 
*[ART]: Average Running Time (operation hours per day) 
*[MC]: Master Contract
*[ADS]: Advantage Database Server (database engine used in previous versions of the ZeeBORN software)
*[.replic]: file extension for replication files (aka data transfer files)