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The Contract Manager is appropriate for recording arrangements with contractors, boatyards, special crew jobs, etc. It will allow you to distribute a concise written history of agreed tasks before and after completion.

Find old entries by different criteria, or use the QuickView to identify a record, then "jump" to that entry with a single click. You can also duplicate this record and then move the duplicate to another vessel, so that any task or contract requires only one full entry cycle.

You may rotate from this module to the Address Book (for Vendor modification/review/comparison) or the Tasks QuickView Module and then return to this Module with Vendor information updated in the Active Record. Memory of the Active Record will pass to the Address Book and the QuickView. The Active Record will remain memorized you enter another module's QuickView from the Address Book. Click "View Vendor" to open the Vendor Address Book in "Read-Only" mode. Click "Edit Vendor Address Book" to open the Vendor Address Book while memorizing the Active Record (if chosen).

The Proposed Finish Date is computed automatically when you enter a Beginning Date and Days to Finish. The Actual Task Age is computed automatically when you enter the Actual Finish Date. With this utility you'll be able to compare estimated time to complete against actual performance.

As with all Date (and most other numerical ) entries you can invoke a configurable Calendar so that dates never need to be typed. If necessary, you can also increment/decrement the date by using the "+" key (without holding shift) of the "-" key.

Any data entry box (field) with a small arrow inside (like category and supplier) will allow you to use choices previously defined (drop the box and choose) or type new ones. New definitions will be added in the list of choices.

Note: Move and Multiple Vessel options available in VMS Professional only.