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# Page 8051 "Service Contract Setup"

> Page 8051 "Service Contract Setup" in Subscription Billing (Microsoft.SubscriptionBilling). Introduced in BC29, still in BC30.

Subscription Billing · Microsoft.SubscriptionBilling · captioned "Subscription Contract Setup" · BC29-30 · [source at ea08af5e](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/blob/ea08af5ef2d6a9b5c5af4a029288abbe2c883220/src/Apps/W1/Subscription%20Billing/app/Base/Pages/ServiceContractSetup.Page.al) · facts from BC29

## Properties

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Caption | Subscription Contract Setup |
| SourceTable | Subscription Contract Setup |
| PageType | Card |
| UsageCategory | Administration |
| ApplicationArea | Basic, Suite |

## Fields on this page

Layout controls in source order, grouped by the container they sit in. Shows: the table field a control is bound to (or its expression as written); ToolTip: the control's own, else the bound field's (marked).

| Group | Control | Shows | ToolTip |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | Ser. Start Date for Inv. Picks | [Sub. Line Start Date Inv. Pick](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the date field, that will be used as Subscription Start Date of the Subscription Line, if the item is shipped in a inventory pick. |
|  | Overdue Date Formula | [Overdue Date Formula](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the default date formula which will be used for filtering overdue Subscription Lines. |
|  | Default Period Calculation | [Default Period Calculation](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which Period Calculation will initially be set in Subscription Package line. |
|  | Default Billing Base Period | [Default Billing Base Period](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the default period to which the Subscription Line amount relates. For example, enter 1M if the amount relates to one month or 12M if the amount relates to 1 year. |
|  | Default Billing Rhythm | [Default Billing Rhythm](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the default rhythm in which the Subscription Line is calculated. Using a date formula, the rhythm can be defined as monthly, quarterly or annual calculation. |
|  | Create Contract Deferrals | [Create Contract Deferrals](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies whether deferrals are created for new Subscription lines by default. |
| Dimensions | Aut. Insert C. Contr. DimValue | [Aut. Insert C. Contr. DimValue](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies whether the contract number is also automatically created as a dimension value when a Customer Subscription Contract is created. |
|  | Dimension Code Cust. Contr. | [Dimension Code Cust. Contr.](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the Dimension Code that is used for Customer Subscription Contracts. |
| Number Series | Customer Contract Nos. | [Cust. Sub. Contract Nos.](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the code for the number series that will be used to assign numbers to Customer Subscription Contracts. |
|  | Vendor Contract Nos. | [Vend. Sub. Contract Nos.](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the code for the number series that will be used to assign numbers to Vendor Subscription Contracts. |
|  | Service Object Nos. | [Subscription Header No.](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the code for the number series that will be used to assign numbers to Subscriptions. |
| Invoice Details | Origin Name collective Invoice | [Origin Name collective Invoice](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which customer information (name) is transferred to collective invoices. This setting is applies for collective invoices only. |
| Usage Data | Invoice Desc. (Surcharge) | [Invoice Desc. (Surcharge)](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the origin of the invoice details' description for usage data to be charged as Unit Cost Surcharge. |
| Arrange Texts | Contract Invoice Description | [Contract Invoice Description](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which information is used for Sales Invoice line description. |
|  | Contract Invoice Add. Line 1 | [Contract Invoice Add. Line 1](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which information is used for the first additional line. |
|  | Contract Invoice Add. Line 2 | [Contract Invoice Add. Line 2](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which information is used for the second additional line. |
|  | Contract Invoice Add. Line 3 | [Contract Invoice Add. Line 3](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which information is used for the third additional line. |
|  | Contract Invoice Add. Line 4 | [Contract Invoice Add. Line 4](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which information is used for the fourth additional line. |
|  | Contract Invoice Add. Line 5 | [Contract Invoice Add. Line 5](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies which information is used for the fifth additional line. |
| Journal Templates | Def. Rel. Jnl. Template Name | [Def. Rel. Jnl. Template Name](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the name of the journal template to use for posting of deferrals release. |
|  | Def. Rel. Jnl. Batch Name | [Def. Rel. Jnl. Batch Name](../table/8051.md#fields) | Specifies the name of the journal batch to use for posting of deferrals release. |

## Triggers

OnOpenPage

## Relations

- source table [Table 8051 "Subscription Contract Setup"](../table/8051.md)

## Across versions

- Present in: BC29-30
- Changed (declaration) in: none

## Documented on Microsoft Learn

- [General setup](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/SRB/setup/general)

Source: AL metadata extracted from the code (names, ids, signatures, properties); no code bodies (D10).

## Ask your agent

Procedure bodies are not stored here (D10). For a procedure body or the calls of one procedure, ask bc-code-atlas (external, by Stefan Maron, MIT; default corpus w1-28), which the bc-observatory plugin connects: `bcatlas_resolve_node(object_type: "page", object_name: "Service Contract Setup")`, then `bcatlas_get_procedure_body` or `bcatlas_get_neighbors` on the returned id.
