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jaalstead asked a question.

April 11, 2019 at 8:12 PM

The future of the Contract Management Portal???

With all the changes that have been coming, what is the future of the Contract Management Portal?

Is anyone else using this "left-behind" application? Our Asset Management Team still use it for the contract expiry notifications. Until that process is put into FNMS we will likely continue to need to use the application.

Thoughts?

Jason

FlexNet Manager Suite On-Premises

0_D Galecki (Flexera Software)
7 years ago
@jaalstead , excellent question.Having said that, we don't have concrete roadmap plans regarding this function. I would be interested in seeing more feedback regarding interest in discussing future requirement for our Contract Management Portal. First question is whether you are using it specifically for contract expiry notifications, or if there is other functionality you are using or would like to see in this module?Question to the broader community - if you are interested in this topic, please let me know, either by replying to, or giving kudos to this thread.
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- mfranz
  7 years ago
  My problems with the current notification function:
  No integration into the modern UI (why when used, usually creates weird discussions with the customer)
  Very limited scope and function
  Potentially resulting in customizing effort
  And therefore terrible to maintain
  It really feels like a workaround.
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- ImIronMan
  7 years ago
  I've seen this requirement from few other customers as well. I would recommend to integrate the feature of e-mail notifications into newer versions of FNMS
  Regards
  Rajesh Ponnala
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KMaria
7 years ago
We are using it to register and follow up on software obligations related to contracts, for example if there is an annual report that needs to be sent to a Supplier. It gives a good overview on what is coming and also what has been done. We find the functionality in this Portal good and looking forward to get these functionalities into FNMS GUI as it has been said it will be, eventually.
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- ChrisG (Flexera Software)
  7 years ago
  Just to clarify this thread, it is talking about a specialized contract management web portal interface that looks like the following screenshot:
  If you use an interface that looks different from this (without the My Tasks, Current Contracts, etc menu options down the left hand side), then you are using something different from what is being discussed in this thread.
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  - jaalstead
    7 years ago
    Yes - that is the app I'm referring too!
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0_Captain Kirk (Flexera Software)
7 years ago
Greetings, all. Based on what I am reading, the main use case for the legacy Contract Portal is to track upcoming events and generate alerts/reminders on the upcoming events. Is my interpretation correct?If yes, then instead of focusing on the legacy portal, a much broader solution should be provided to have general email/reminder capabilities not just for contracts but for other scenarios, such as License Threshold alerts.If this capability existed, would there still be a need for the legacy Contract Portal?
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- jaalstead
  7 years ago
  I just got a note from our Asset Management Team stating the following;
  Although we do mainly use it for contract expiry notifications, we also appreciate the visibility the Dashboard allows us for viewing the information at a quick glance. The Recently Added Documents, Upcoming Expiry, Task features and the rest of the sections are all available current time, so keeping tabs on the contract path is a snap.
  Thanks!
  Jason
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shspann
7 years ago
Hi, would you be so kind to clarify the Contract Management Portal; is this part of FNMS 2018? Are you referring to under Procurement > Contracts? thanks sue
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- 0_tbesse (Flexera Software)
  7 years ago
  Hi Suzanne (@shspann ),
  The contract portal is an unsupported legacy feature. Official support ended with the move to a web UI with FlexNet Manager 2014. Some customer still use it though.
  Best regards
  Thorsten
  
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