The program displays the contract number format, or structure, as you add the prefix, segments, and separators.
Use this field to enter a description for the contract structure. You can use up to 60 alphanumeric characters.
If you want to use a prefix with contract numbers using this structure, select a prefix from the drop-down list in this field.
The program displays only the separators you selected on the PJC Options screen.
The program displays in this field the length of the selected segment (not including the separator), as defined on the Segments tab of the PJC Options screen.
Double-click this field in the table to select a segment by its name from the drop-down list that appears.
Use this field to select a segment separator to appear after the selected segment in contract numbers.
You can choose only separators that you selected for use on the Segments tab of the Options screen.
Use this field to enter a unique code to identify the contract structure, or select a code using the Finder or navigation buttons.
You can also click the New button to begin adding a new contract structure.
You can use up to 6 alphanumeric characters to specify the code.
The program displays in this field the total length of the contract structure, including prefix and separators.
Overview
You use contract structures to define formats for contract numbers.
A contract structure determines the number of segments in a contract number, the order in which the segments appear, and the position and type of separator and prefix characters in a contract number. You can define several contract structures, so that you can use several different contract number formats.
Contract numbers can contain a separator character between consecutive segments and a prefix character in front of the first segment. Note that the maximum number of characters permitted for a structure, including separator characters, is 16.
Before you add contract structures, you must use the Segments tab on the Options screen to define contract number segments and to specify the separator characters you want to use in contract numbers.
You can define as many structures as you need, but you must define at least one.