An order is an obligation that the project developer agrees with a supplier for the delivery of goods or services. An order does not directly lead to an invoice, but it eventually does. The subject "Orders" registers and changes orders. At the time of recording, the code of the chosen supplier must match the filter for contractors that is defined in the project. The entry fields are: - "Project": The project to which the order belongs. - "Cost Type": The cost category on which the order is registered. Only cost categories of the master roll up of type "Costs" can be chosen. - "Supplier": The supplier that received the order to supply goods or services. Only organisations that have been published as a contractor are listed. The list of suppliers is restricted to suppliers with a code that the filter of the project allows. A pattern controls for each project for which suppliers orders may be registered. - "Contact": The natural person who acts as representative. - "Contract": The contract for this category of orders and the possibly related invoices. Two orders cannot share the same contract on one budget. - "Amount": The agreed amount of the order. - "Amount Open": The part of the order amount for which no invoices have been received yet. - "Granted at": The date on which the order is granted. - "Charged by Hour": If selected, the activities are charged by hour. - "Purchasing Conditions": The purchasing conditions that apply to the order. - "Supplier Reference": A unique feature by which the supplier knows the contract. - "Explanation": An informative explanation, such as the sort of work. - "Planned Delivery Date": The date on which the delivery of goods or services is planned. - "Delivery date": The date on which the goods or services are delivered. - "Points": The number of points awarded for this contract. The point system is a reward system. - "Documents": The linked documents, see Linking Documents. - "Expected Maturity": The date on which the cash flow for this contract is expected to start, see [[Invantive Estate/Subjects/Budget Control/Cash Flow Projections|Cash Flow Projections]]. - "Expected Maturity End": The date on which the cash flow for this contract is expected to finish. The maturity date is only relevant if the cash flow projection method needs it, see [[Invantive Estate/Subjects/Budget Control/Cash Flow Projections|Cash Flow Projections]]. - "Distribution Method": The method used to distribute the cash flow of the order over time, based on the expected maturity and the expected maturity end date, see [[Invantive Estate/Subjects/Budget Control/Cash Flow Projections|Cash Flow Projections]]. The other fields are: - "Process": The process that is linked to the order, if any. - "Status": Reference to the process status as registered in the subject [[Invantive Estate/Subjects/Budget Control/Processes|Processes]]. - "Process Holder": Reference to a process owner as registered in the subject [[Invantive Estate/Subjects/Budget Control/Processes|Processes]]. The meaning of the action buttons: - "Invoice Lines": opens a window with the invoice lines of this order.