Contract System Overview Diagram


The out-of-the-box Contract workflow consists of the following steps:

  • Draft
  • Review
  • Approved




  1. Basic Details


Fields

Field Explanation

Title

  • Must be filled before submitting to the next step. 
  • Define a short description of a document.
  • A free text field for a short description of a document.

Document Type

  • Must be filled before submitting to the next step.
  • Define the type of the document.
  • Allow selection from a dropdown field with the following out-of-the-box options: Contract, Drawing, Form, Job Description, Policy, Procedure, Record, Regulation, Specification, Work Instruction

Supplier/Party

  • Define the contract supplier/party.
  • An autocomplete field which allows selection from the following options: Citrus Product,Inc , Hubble Corp, Hydro Electronics, RAM services, XYZ electroplating. 

Contact

  • Define the contract contact such as: email, phone number.

Contract Manager

  • Define the contract manager.
  • An autocomplete field  which allows selection from all the users in the system. 

Type of Supplies

  • Define the type of supplies.
  • A checkbox which allows selection from these out-of-the-box options: Good and Services, Goods, Services. 

Commence Date

  • Define the contract's commence date.
  • A date field 

Renewal Required?

  • Define if contract renewal is required.
  • A checkbox which will be automatically checked when starting a new contract.

Renewal Date

  • Define the contract renewal date.
  • A date field

Number

  • Must be filled before submitting to the next step.  
  • Define the unique document number which identifies the document. 
  • Automatically generated with the following format: DOC-XXXXX where XXXXX is the next sequential number.  

Revision

  • Define the revision number if a document is being up-versioned. 
  • Automatically generated with the starting number being one and incremented each time the document is up-versioned.

Created Date

  • Define the created date of a document. 
  • Allow selection from a calendar, by default set to the current date.

Next Review Date

  • Define the next review date after the document is approved.
  • If the Next Review Date is specified, an email reminder shall be sent to the ‘Author’ of the document when the Review is due. 
  • Automatically set to the two years from the current date (for a new record) but allows selection from a calendar.

Approvers

  • Define the document approvers.
  • Allow selection from all users in the system.
  • The Approval step shall be assigned to these users by default.

Reviewers

  • Define the document reviewers.
  • Allow selection from all users in the system. The Review step shall be assigned to these users by default. 

Notification List

  • Define the list of users who receive a notification when the document is approved.
  • Allow selection from all users in the system. 

Document Category

  • Define a logical group of a document for categorization.
  • Allow selection from a list of options:

4 Context of the organization: 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

4 Context of the organization: 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties

4 Context of the organization: 4.3 Determining the scope of the quality management system

4 Context of the organization: 4.4 Quality management system and its processes

5 Leadership: 5.1 Leadership and commitment

5 Leadership: 5.2 Policy

5 Leadership: 5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities

6 Planning: 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities

6 Planning: 6.2 Quality objectives and planning to achieve them

6 Planning: 6.3 Planning of changes

7 Support: 7.1 Resources

7 Support: 7.1.1 General

7 Support: 7.1.2 People

7 Support: 7.1.3 Infrastructure

7 Support: 7.1.4 Environment for the operation of processes

7 Support: 7.1.5 Monitoring and measuring resources

7 Support: 7.1.6 Organizational knowledge

7 Support: 7.2 Competence

7 Support: 7.3 Awareness

7 Support: 7.4 Communication

7 Support: 7.5 Documented information

8 Operation: 8.1 Operational planning and control

8 Operation: 8.2 Requirements for products and services

8 Operation: 8.3 Design and development of products and services

8 Operation: 8.4 Control of externally provided processes, products and services

8 Operation: 8.5 Production and service provision

8 Operation: 8.6 Release of products and services

8 Operation: 8.7 Control of nonconforming outputs

9 Performance evaluation: 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation

9 Performance evaluation: 9.2 Internal audit

9 Performance evaluation: 9.3 Management review

10 Improvement: 10.1 General

10 Improvement: 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action

10 Improvement: 10.3 Continual improvement




  1. Draft Attachment



Field

Field Explanation

Draft Document

  • Define the document to be attached. 
  • Allow the ability to attach a file.
  • If the attached file is a docx, doc or csv additional fields will appear. 


  1. Notes/Communication Log


Field

Field Explanation

Date

  • Define the date of the communication.
  • A date field.


Contact

  • Define the contact for a note record.
  • Email or phone number can be provided here.

Notes

  • Define the note content. 
  • A free text field.

Attachments

  • Define any attachment that is related to the communication log. 



  1. Hard/Printed Copy Distribution List


Field

Field Explanation

Location

  • Define the location to distribute the hard/printed copy of the document.
  • Allows free text entry (for each Hard Copy Location).


Number of Copies

  • Define the number of copies to be distributed. 
  • Allows entry of numbers (for each Hard Copy Location).


Distribution Date

  • Define the distribution date of the hard/printed copy of the document.
  • Allows entry of numbers (for each Hard Copy Location).



  1. Risk Assessment



Field

Field Explanation

Assess Risk

  • When clicked, allow conducting risk assessment.


Current Risk Rating

  • Define the current risk rating based on risk severity and risk likelihood.
  • Will be automatically calculated and is in readonly. 

Link

  • Define a link to risk form that has just been conducted. 

Risk 

  • Define the risk rating based on risk severity and risk likelihood.
  • Will be automatically calculated and is in readonly.

Consequence

  • Define the type risk consequences. 
  • Will be automatically set to the consequence of the risk assessment and is in readonly.

Indicator




  1. Related Documents


Field

Field Explanation

Related Documents

  • Define the document to be attached. 



  1. Training





Field

Field Explanation

Is Training Required?

  • Define if training is set for the current document.
  • Allows users to set or unset whether training is required.


Training required for

  • Define the users/groups that have to do the training.
  • Displayed if ‘Is Training Required?’ is set.
  • Allows the selection from all users in the system.

Type of Assessment

  • Define the type of assessment.
  • Displayed if ‘Is Training Required?’ is set.


  • Allows selection from the following options: Acknowledgement, Exam


CREATE EXAM

  • When clicked, an exam will be created. 
  • Displayed if ‘Is Training Required?’ is set.