Overview
This article describes how you can identify an access issue with creating contracts in the Contract Management area of OFC when you have been assigned the UCSD PPM Project Budget and Contract Manager JR role already.
Essential Information
- There is a special contracts privilege that is manually assigned to all OFC users with the UCSD PPM Project Budget and Contract Manager JR role.
- Without the contracts privilege assigned, users will find they are not able to successfully create a new contract.
- If you are not sure what OFC roles you have, then please review the article KB0032242: How to Look Up User Roles in Oracle.
Next Steps
Resource Error Message
1. You are following the instructions in the article KB0032314: How to Create a PPM Contract in Order to Bill External Customers.
2. Then during the process, you encounter an error message that says "You can't create a contract because you aren't defined as a resource. (OKC-196156)"
Party Contact Error Message
1. You are following the instructions in the article KB0032314: How to Create a PPM Contract in Order to Bill External Customers.
2. Then during the process, you encounter an error message that says "The party contact is invalid. (OKC-195742)"
How to Resolve
You are missing the contracts privilege, so please use the Submit a Ticket form and enter/select the following information:
- I want to: Ask a Question or Make a Request
- About: Access Requests to Financial Systems
- Related to: Oracle Financials Cloud
- More Specifically: Oracle Financials Cloud (Access or Role Inquiries)
- Subject: Request for Contracts Privilege
- Description: Enter Name and Email of User