Work with Royalty Contract allows you to select and work with existing payment and collections contracts in the system as well as create new contracts.
- In the menu, expand Publishing Modules > Rights & Permission > Management and double-click Work with Royalty Contracts. RYW010 Work with Royalty Contracts selection panel appears.
- Enter the selection variables and click OK. The selected contracts are displayed.
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The company selection filter will be ignored if any of the following selection fields have been used.
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- To add a new contract, click function Add. RYM010 Contract Masterfile Maintenance panel appears in add mode. (Refer to RYM010 Contract Maintenance for details on contract entry).
- Once the contract is created, you can use the options available on this panel to maintain the related details for the contract.
| Option | Description |
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Payment contracts – displays the details including the advances, sub-ledger transaction inquiry and royalty balances by payee. Collection contracts – shows the charges and royalty amounts (sales) by period. |
| Maintain | Allows you to maintain the selected contract |
| Copy | Allows you to copy one contract to another. |
| Delete |
Allows you to delete the contract if transaction details for the contract do not exist. |
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Allows you to print contract and related details. Payment contract – prints contract header details, movement, payee, works and provision details. Collection contract – prints contract header details, movement, payee and works details. |
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| Movement | Allows you to maintain movements for the selected contract. RYM120 Movements Maintenance |
| Payee share | For payment contract only: accesses RYM110 Payee Shares Maintenance panel to enter the payee/agent and the percentage share in royalties, income and deductions they are entitled to. The total payee share should always equal 100%. Advances by payee can be entered from this panel using option Advance details. |
| Advance |
For payment contract only: accesses RYM140 Advance Maintenance panel to view advances against payees for payment contracts. |
| Charges |
For collection contract only: accesses RYM440 Charge Details panel to maintain one-off invoice charges for collection contracts. |
| Extension | Allows you to view extended details for the related ISBN i.e. user defined fields. |
| Works | Accesses RYM180 Royalty Works panel to link works for the contract. |
| Rtns prov | For payment contract only: accesses Returns Provision Maintenance to enter multiple returns provision rules by titles and packaging types. |
| Rights | Access RYM190 Work with Rights to view/maintain the sub-rights linked to the works in the contract. |
