A recent update based on KB3178570 made it impossible to change the project contract after project transactions were made. This was done to prevent a problem in a specific scenario. However, this also caused a regression in functionality.
All information from the project contract is stored in the project transactions, including the funding source. To that end changing the project contract on a running project should be possible. This allows users to change the customer (and other commercial details) of a running project for all new transactions. In the meanwhile the existing transactions can be invoiced based on the old project contract.
This functionality is even more needed since a funding source cannot be change while project transactions exist (which is good) and working with multiple funding sources is not allowed when working with item requirement and/or project salesorders.
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In our industry, the parties that we bill for the projects change frequently. So we need to be able to change the project contracts for running projects. We also use the project contracts to be able to bill for multiple projects on one invoice. So we have dedicated project contracts for certain customers. The projects, attached to these contracts change, so we need to be able to use an existing project contract and attach it to different running projects, to be able to invoice properly.
Category: Project Operations for stocked/production order scenarios
Request from Project Accountants today: At one time we were able to change the project contract ID on any project, at any time with no issues. Unfortunately now if transactions have been posted against the project/contract ID we receive the following message:
"Can not change the project contract because transaction exists for the associated project"
Even though this is just a yellow warning message, it prevents the project contract ID from being changed/updated. If there is anyway to get back to the former functionality, that would be helpful. We don't do this often, but sometimes updating the contract ID is necessary.
Category: Project Operations for stocked/production order scenarios
We change Project Contract all the time, but we do it using a custom MOD. If we figured it out, then...... so can Microsoft.
Category: Project Operations for stocked/production order scenarios
I saw valid scenarios where it is really needed to be able to change the customer on project (example where it is not clear who will pay for a project, or when those payers may change - the client, new legal entity created by the client, insurance company)
I am just not sure the right way to add that feature is by changing the contract. so many functionalities are dependent on contract, there is a risk such change would be buggy and risky.
Consider other ways to allow/switch between different customers (and ability to adjust existing transactions to be re-set to the new customer)
Category: Project Operations for stocked/production order scenarios
Yes, a real pain. We ended up adding new funding sources, disabling the old, and making the new a default.
Category: Project Operations for stocked/production order scenarios
Rupa Mantravadi (administrator) on 10/21/2023 3:01:40 PM
This capability exists in the modern PRoject Operations using Corrective journals functionality