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Split method for outsourcing
The work that is outsourced to a subcontractor will eventually be formalized in contract lines that are linked to the subcontractor contract. You can generate these contract lines ('outsourced assignments') via a manual action, from the outsourcing proposal to the subcontractor's contract. For reasons of convenience and efficiency, the subcontractor may require you to group these contract lines in advance. You can do this by defining and applying a 'split method for outsourcing' on the framework agreement.
Splitting up contract lines is usually based on financial or location-specific considerations by the subcontractor. So, before subcontractor contract lines ('outsourced assignments') are created, you, as service provider, can specify a method for splitting up the outsourced work per framework agreement. You can select a split method for outsourcing on the Framework agreement layout. Basically, the setting Split methods for outsourcing includes three options to split up contract lines within a framework agreement:
• None - no splitting of contract lines into groups: only 1 contract line is generated from the outsourcing proposal to the subcontractor's contract. All outsourced activity definitions and outsourced activities from the proposal are included.
• Per property - group by property: 1 contract line is generated per property from the proposal to the subcontractor's contract. All outsourced activity definitions and outsourced activities from property linked to the proposal are included.
• Per split group for outsourcing - add 'split groups' for the relevant properties: 1 contract line is generated per group of properties, from the proposal to the subcontractor's contract. All outsourced activity definitions and outsourced activities from the group of properties linked to the proposal are included.
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You can define 'split groups' for a framework agreement at Outsourced maintenance proposals > Split groups. Once added, you can link the split groups to properties via the Link properties action on the action panel. Existing split groups can be deep copied to another framework agreement and its linked properties via the Deep copy action on the action panel.
When linking split groups, the Link properties pop-up will display all properties that are associated with the customer in the Available list. If there are already some properties linked to a split group and you want to add more later, the Available list will only display those properties which are not already linked to the split group for this combination of Customer and Framework agreement.