Enhance Contract Order Lines Overview with Configurable Column Layout and Additional Quantity related visibility

Contract Management – Contract Order Lines Overview

1. Improved Column sequence -  configurable column layout option in contract order lines overview

The current Contract Order Lines Overview displays quantity-related columns in the following order:

• Placed Quantity
• Shipped Quantity
• Expected Quantity

From a business and user workflow perspective, this sequence is not intuitive. Sales users first need to understand the contractual commitment (Expected Quantity), then how much has been ordered (Placed Quantity), and finally how much has actually been delivered (Shipped Quantity).

We propose changing the column order to:

1. Expected Quantity
2. Placed Quantity
3. Shipped Quantity

However, unlike other tables within the application, the column order in this overview cannot currently be personalized by the user through Table Settings.

Instead of enforcing a different default order, we request that the column order be made configurable through the table settings, similar to other pages in the application. This would allow each user to arrange the columns according to their preferred workflow and have those preferences persisted as part of their user settings.

2. Remaining Quantity

Add a new calculated column:

Remaining Quantity = Expected Quantity – Open Sales Order Quantity

(or equivalent business logic based on active sales orders)

This enables sales users to immediately identify how much contract quantity still needs to be covered by sales orders, eliminating manual calculations and improving contract follow-up.

3. Open Sales Order Quantity

Add a new column displaying the current Open Sales Order Quantity.

The existing Placed Quantity represents quantities that have been placed on sales orders but does not reflect subsequent order changes such as cancellations or reductions. As a result, it can overstate the actual committed demand.

Displaying the current Open Sales Order Quantity would provide a more accurate operational view by reflecting only quantities that remain active on open sales orders.

This allows sales users to distinguish between:

• Historical quantity that has been placed (Placed Quantity)
• Quantity currently committed in active sales orders (Open Sales Order Quantity)

Business Value

These enhancements would provide significant value by:

• Allow users to personalize the column order in the same way as other configurable tables in the application.
• Reducing the need for manual calculations.
• Improving visibility into contract consumption.
• Providing a real-time view of quantities still requiring sales orders.
• Preventing misleading information caused by cancelled or reduced sales orders.