Create a contract

The /CreateContract command creates a new customer with a new contract. You can optionally populate this contract with a contract type and associate it with an instance.

You will need to specify a partner to which the new contract belongs. Make sure the partner exists, as it is not created by this command.

Parameters

This command has the following parameters and flags.

Parameter	Required / Optional	Description
/Host	Optional	The server hosting the instance to be associated with this contract.
/Instance	Optional	The number of the instance to be associated with this contract.
/Partner	Required	Specifies the partner to which this contract belongs. The partner must already exist, it is not created by this command.
/Customer	Required	Specifies the new customer to which this contract belongs. This customer will be created.
/Export	Optional	/Export=Y enables the export feature for reference projects; other values disable this feature. This functionality is aimed at sharing a reference project Communications Manager Designer project between different instances. This functionality exceeds the scope of this guide. To learn more, please contact your Communications Manager sales representative. To use the Export/Import functionality, ensure that both contracts have the same partner and are registered with the same Contract Manager.
/Import	Optional	/Import=Y enables the import feature for reference projects; other values disable this feature. To use the Export/Import functionality, ensure that both contracts have the same partner and are registered with the same Contract Manager.
/Name	Optional	The name of the initial contract type to be assigned to this contact. This contract type must exist; otherwise, the command will fail. You can assign either a default or a custom contract type.
/Version	Optional	The version number of the initial contract type to be assigned to this contact.
/OutputManagementHotfolder	Optional	The request folder for the Batch & Output Management component. This folder must be accessible from the server on which the instance is running.
/Toolboxpath	Optional	Specifies the location of the ccmforword manifest-<version>.xml file for Communications Manager Toolbox for Word. This location must be accessible to all users and listed in the Trusted App Catalogs section in Microsoft Word.

To create an empty contract, you only need the /Partner= parameter and the /Customer= parameter.

Example

The following set of commands creates the customer Futterkiste, creates a contract under the partner Northwind, assigns the CCMInteractive version 2 contract type, and associates the instance 5 with the contract on the server host42.

ManageCM /CreateContract 
             /Partner=Northwind /Customer=Futterkiste
             /Name=CCMInteractive /Version=2
             /Host=host42 /Instance=5

A contract is unavailable for use until the instance is activated and the Communications Manager Contract Manager is restarted or the configuration is reloaded.