Business rules installed with Contract Management
Business rules are added with Contract Management.
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Name |
Table |
Description |
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Calculate projected costs (Reports) |
Contract [ast_contract] |
Calculates the projected monthly and annual costs for a contract when costs or payment schedule changes. |
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Calculate totals with tax |
Contract [ast_contract] |
Calculates the Tax cost and Total cost fields for a contract when the contract is created or updated. |
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Contract history |
Contract [ast_contract] |
Stores history when the start, end, or terms and conditions of a contract change. |
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Create approval record |
Contract [ast_contract] |
Updates contract Terms and Conditions and starts the contract approval workflow when a contract is sent for review. |
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Flag terms and conditions |
Terms and Conditions [clm_m2m_contract_and_terms] |
Sets the Use flag on a Terms and Conditions record to true after the record is associated with a contract or to false after the record is disassociated from a contract. |
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Activate count for manual licenses |
Software License Instance [ast_license_software_instance] |
Calculates and updates the number of computers a particular license is installed on when a software license instance is created or deleted. |
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Manage contract lifecycle |
Contract [ast_contract] |
This business rule: - Updates the end date of a contract when a contract extension has been approved.
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Post outage to news |
Service [cmdb_ci_service] |
Posts a news article on the knowledge table when there is an outage. |
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Update contract cost per asset |
Asset Covered [clm_m2m_contract_asset] |
Updates the cost per unit value based on the total cost and number of assets associated to the contract. |
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Update contract lifetime cost |
Contract Rate Card [fm_contract_rate_card] |
Calculates the lifetime cost of the contract by calculating the sum of the contract expense lines. |
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Updates after contract dates change |
Contract [ast_contract] |
Updates the Date added and Date removed fields for all assets and users associated with a contract if the contract end date changes. |
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Updates after rate card dates change |
Contract Rate Card [fm_contract_rate_card] |
Updates the related contract assets and users linked to the rate card when the end date is changed. |
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Verify contract’s start and end dates |
Contract [ast_contract] |
Validates contract start and end dates and contract renewal start and end dates. |
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Verify purchase agreement discount price |
Contract [ast_contract] |
For contracts with the contract model Purchase Agreement, the business rule validates that the Discount field does not contain a value less than zero or greater than 99. |
--- title: Business rules installed with Contract Management description: Business rules are added with Contract Management. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/contract-management/r\_BusinessRulesIWContractMgmt.html release: brazil product: Contract Management classification: contract-management topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 2 breadcrumb: [Components installed with Contract Management, Contract Management, Asset Management common applications, IT Service Management] --- # Business rules installed with Contract Management Business rules are added with Contract Management. <table id="table_hmk_t3f_4r"><thead><tr><th> Name </th><th> Table </th><th> Description </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Calculate projected costs \(Reports\) </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> Calculates the projected monthly and annual costs for a contract when costs or payment schedule changes. </td></tr><tr><td> Calculate totals with tax </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> Calculates the **Tax cost** and **Total cost** fields for a contract when the contract is created or updated. </td></tr><tr><td> Contract history </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> Stores history when the start, end, or terms and conditions of a contract change. </td></tr><tr><td> Create approval record </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> Updates contract **Terms and Conditions** and starts the contract approval workflow when a contract is sent for review. </td></tr><tr><td> Flag terms and conditions </td><td> Terms and Conditions \[clm\_m2m\_contract\_and\_terms\] </td><td> Sets the **Use** flag on a Terms and Conditions record to **true** after the record is associated with a contract or to **false** after the record is disassociated from a contract. </td></tr><tr><td> Activate count for manual licenses </td><td> Software License Instance \[ast\_license\_software\_instance\] </td><td> Calculates and updates the number of computers a particular license is installed on when a software license instance is created or deleted. </td></tr><tr><td> Manage contract lifecycle </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> This business rule: - Updates the end date of a contract when a contract extension has been approved. - Renews the contract, updating its start date, end date, and base cost \(if cost adjustments must be applied\) when a contract renewal has been approved and the renewal has reached its start date. - Runs the condition checks to evaluate if dates need to be changed when a contract is approved, or an extension or renewal is approved, or the start or end dates have changed. </td></tr><tr><td> Post outage to news </td><td> Service \[cmdb\_ci\_service\] </td><td> Posts a news article on the knowledge table when there is an outage. </td></tr><tr><td> Update contract cost per asset </td><td> Asset Covered \[clm\_m2m\_contract\_asset\] </td><td> Updates the cost per unit value based on the total cost and number of assets associated to the contract. </td></tr><tr><td> Update contract lifetime cost </td><td> Contract Rate Card \[fm\_contract\_rate\_card\] </td><td> Calculates the lifetime cost of the contract by calculating the sum of the contract expense lines. </td></tr><tr><td> Updates after contract dates change </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> Updates the **Date added** and **Date removed** fields for all assets and users associated with a contract if the contract end date changes. </td></tr><tr><td> Updates after rate card dates change </td><td> Contract Rate Card \[fm\_contract\_rate\_card\] </td><td> Updates the related contract assets and users linked to the rate card when the end date is changed. </td></tr><tr><td> Verify contract’s start and end dates </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> Validates contract start and end dates and contract renewal start and end dates. </td></tr><tr><td> Verify purchase agreement discount price </td><td> Contract \[ast\_contract\] </td><td> For contracts with the contract model **Purchase Agreement**, the business rule validates that the **Discount** field does not contain a value less than zero or greater than 99. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Components installed with Contract Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/contract-management/r_ComponentsInstalledWContractMgmt.md)
| title | Business rules installed with Contract Management |
| description | Business rules are added with Contract Management. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/contract-management/r\_BusinessRulesIWContractMgmt.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Contract Management |
| classification | contract-management |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Components installed with Contract ManagementContract ManagementAsset Management common applicationsIT Service Management |