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title: Registering a Contract
slug: helium-en/jZbJ-registering-a-contract
description: This document details the various contract types, operational level agreements, and underpinning contracts within the system. It guides users on creating contracts by registering necessary information beforehand and provides a list of mandatory fields. It
createdAt: 2021-10-19T01:13:52.000Z
---

The contract is an agreement between two parties, which undertake to comply with what was agreed between them, under certain conditions.

Contracts inside the system can be of three types: 

- The contract type (contract between the provider of type service provider and external customer);
- Operational level agreement (internal agreement between departments of the same organization, an internal provider with an internal client);
- Underpinning contract (contract between an external provider and internal client). 

This feature provides a variety of actions, such as creating, changing, and deleting a contract.

## Before getting started

- [x] Before registering a contract, it's necessary to previously register the provider, client, currency and the operating condition.

## Procedure

1. Access the main menu `Processes > Portfolio and Catalog Management > Contract Registration;`
2. Complete all mandatory fields;
3. Click on "**Save**".

| **Name**                         | **Type** | **Objective**                                                                                                                                |
| -------------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Business units                   | Link     | It allows linking business units to the contract                                                                                             |
| Communication Matrix             | Link     | It allows defining which documents will be communicated, to which stakeholders, at what frequency (when), and by what means (how)            |
| Contract Attachments             | Link     | It allows attaching files to the contract                                                                                                    |
| Contract Formula                 | Link     | It allows linking formulas to the contract. These formulas are used to obtain the value of the total cost of the contract service activities |
| Contract Products                | Link     | It allows specifying the project deliverables related to the contract                                                                        |
| Contract Profiles                | Link     | It allows defining the profiles of professionals that will be fundamental for the development of a project related to the contract.          |
| Contract Service Level Agreement | Link     | It allows specifying what was agreed in the contract between the service provider and the client                                             |
| User groups                      | Link     | It allows linking groups to the contract                                                                                                     |
| View complexity by contract      | Link     | It allows specifying the complexity values related to the operational costs of the contract                                                  |