When you create a contract from a plan, fields on the plan and plan line items are copied to the contract and contract line items. The length of the contract is determined by the Term and the Number of Terms set on the plan.
To create a contract from a plan:
Click Create Contract or Convert to Contract on the Plan Detail page of the plan on which you want to base the contract.
Enter a meaningful name for the contract.
Select the Account to which the contract belongs.
Enter the date on which the contract starts.
Enter the date of the first bill.
Click Create Contract.
The contract is created with a status of "Draft", and with the default proration policy applied.
To activate a contract:
Click Activate on the Billing Contract Detail page of the contract that you want to activate.
If a popup appears indicating there are incomplete contract lines, click Edit Contract, complete the contract lines then try again.