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title: Registering a Contract
slug: hyper-en/registering-a-contract
description: Learn about the different types of contracts that can be registered and the actions you can take with them. This document explains the process of registering a contract, including the necessary steps and information required. It also provides a comprehens
createdAt: 2021-10-07T15:59:17.000Z
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The contract is an agreement between two parties, which undertake to comply with what was agreed between them, under certain conditions. 

The contract may be of type contract (**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**), or underpinning contract (**contract between an external provider and internal client**).

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

## Before getting started

Before registering a contract, it is necessary:

- [x] To register previously the provider, client, currency, and operating condition.

## Procedure

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

| **Name**                             | **Type** | **Objective**                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Contract Service Level Agreement** | Link     | It allows specifying what was agreed in the contract between the service provider and the client                                             |
| **View Complexity by Contract**      | Link     | It allows identifying the complexity values related to the operational costs of 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.          |
| **User Groups**                      | Link     | It allows linking groups to the contract                                                                                                     |
| **Contract Products**                | Link     | It allows specifying the project deliverables related 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 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 |
| **Business Units**                   | Link     | It allows linking business units to the contract                                                                                             |
| **Contract Attachments**             | Link     | It allows attaching files to the contract                                                                                                    |