For any given clause, you can define alternate and incompatible clauses. You can use alternate clauses as a substitute for the main clause on a contract. You can define clauses as mutually incompatible to prevent them from being used on the same contract.
Note: You can add alternate and incompatible clauses to an approved clause without requiring the creation of a new version.
Clause relationships work at a clause level, not at a version level. In other words, you do not need to establish relationships between clauses every time a new version of the clause is being created. Once established, the relationships apply to all versions of the clause.
If a clause is established as incompatible or alternate to another, and the alternative or incompatible clause is no longer active or valid, even though the relationship exists, the relationship will not be enforced on a business document. For instance, you cannot select alternates for a clause if the alternate is not active at the time of creating the business document.
You can define related clauses from the Update Clause page.
You access the Update Clause page when you perform one of the following operations:
Explicitly update the clause.
Click Apply and Add Details on the Create Clause page.
Click Save and Continue on the Duplicate Clause page.
Click the Related Clauses subtab.
Click Add Another Row.
In the Relationship field select one of the following options:
Alternate
Incompatible
In the Clause Title field, enter the clause title. You can also use the List of Values icon to search and select the clause.
Click Save.
You can optionally compare related clauses, in the following ways:
To compare two related clauses, select the two clauses and click Compare.
To compare the related clause with the current clause, select the related clause and click Compare with Current.
You can optionally click Remove to delete a clause relationship.