Mass Changes in Central Contracts 
You can make the same change or changes at one time to:
One or more central contracts
A central contract hierarchy or part of a central contract hierarchy
Example
It is the end of the year and time for you to renew your central contracts with Supplier X. During the past year, you have increased your order volume with Supplier X by 20%. As a result, you have agreed an additional 2% rebate on all of your orders and a reduction in delivery time of 2 days. Since you have many central contracts with Supplier X, you want to change all of them at one time.
Features
You can enhance the mass change function in the standard system with your own mass change parameters. For more information, see SAP Solution Manager under 
<project name> 
Configuration
SAP SRM <release> Scenarios Operational Contract Management Business Processes Developing Contracts Change Contract Configuration
Configuring Mass Change Parameters 
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Activities
The following procedure describes how to make mass changes for central contracts. The procedure is the same for a central contract hierarchy.
Search for and select the relevant central contracts.
You cannot change central contracts with the status Completed.
Choose Mass Change.
A wizard opens, listing the central contracts that you have selected.
Define your mass changes by selecting a mass change parameter and specifying the change; then select the next mass change parameter and specify the change, and so on. A flag next to the mass change parameter indicates that you have specified a change for this parameter.
The central contracts that you have selected are locked so that other users cannot change them until you have made your mass changes.
Simulate your mass changes (optional).
RecommendationWe recommend carrying out Step 4 so that you can check whether your changes can be applied successfully. If your changes cannot be applied successfully, a message tells you why. From this step, it is easier to go back to the Define Mass Changes step and correct your data than after applying the mass changes.
End of the recommendation.The system simulates the changes in the background. Depending on the number of central contracts to be processed, this could take some time to complete. In this case, you can close the mass change window. After the system has simulated the changes, it sends you an e-mail with a link to the mass change window, where you can check whether your changes can be applied successfully. If you have left the SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) application, you can return to the mass change window only via this link.
CautionYou cannot reverse the Apply Mass Changes step. For this reason, we recommend simulating your mass changes before proceeding.
End of the caution.Apply your mass changes.
The system applies the changes in the background. Depending on the number of contracts to be processed, this could take some time to complete. In this case, you can close the mass change window. After the system has applied the changes, it sends you an e-mail with a link to the mass change window, where you can check whether your changes were applied successfully. If you have left the SAP SRM application, you can return to the mass change window only via this link.
The system leaves the status of the central contracts unchanged, except if the changes need to be approved, in which case it sets the status to Awaiting Approval. If the central contract was already in status Released, the system creates a new version of the central contract. For more information, see Versions of Purchasing Documents.
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Central contracts in SAP SRM |
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