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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Steps: Link Customer Contracts for Revenue Allocation

Steps: Link Customer Contracts for Revenue Allocation

You can associate multiple related customer contracts with a single parent customer contract. With linked contracts, you can consolidate all of your revenue in a common currency, display it in a single report, and reallocate revenue across the linked contracts.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Customer Contract Types
    task.
    Select the
    Linked Contract
    check box for 1 or more contract types.
    Security:
    Set Up: Customer Contracts - Templates and Types
    domain in the Customer Contracts and Project Billing functional areas.
  2. Select the
    Allocate Revenue at Summary and Prorate at Line
    check box. This check box includes all linked contracts at the summary level and prorates the allocation of revenue on the customer contract lines.
  3. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Contract Type
    Select a contract type that you enabled for linked contracts.
    Workday populates the
    Line Type
    field for all contract lines with
    Fixed Amount - Revenue Only
    .
    Revenue Override Amount
    Complete the contract line information, including the amount of revenue that you want to recognize for each contract line.
  • Create a custom report that:
    • Consolidates information for your linked contracts.
    • Displays the balances of all linked contracts in the currency of the parent contract.
    • Organizes contract lines by revenue category.
  • Perform multiple-element revenue allocation for your linked contracts.
  • Create a billing schedule.
  • Create a revenue recognition schedule.