In Martial Class™ contracts are used to manage any recurring fees that a student agrees to pay, regardless of whether they train or not. In the simplest form, they include 1 or 2 year training contracts, but could also include payment agreements for overseas camps, pro shop purchases on credit, etc.
The Contract system in Martial Class™ has three parts that work together. The Contract Type, the Contract Requirement, and the signed Contract itself.
The Contract Type describes a certain type of contract that you offer one or more students,
eg: a 2 year x 1 adult training contract for Karate.
The Contract Requirement captures the information you need to track about which individuals require a signed contract to be training, and what type of contract should be signed...
eg: From now one, John and little Michael will need a "john's family contract" signed in order to be training.
The Contract is the last piece of the puzzle. It captures the information about a specific signed contract such as when it runs from and to, when it will need renewing, and who it covers. These are described in more detail below.
Contract Types
For any student to have a contract, the contract itself must be described. Each contract type can have multiple methods of payment.
To configure contract types and payments, open the Fees, Discounts and Contracts Window. And press F1 for more details.
Contract Requirements
Where Contract Types describe the types of contract offered by your school, a contract requirement captures the "requirement" for a student to have a certain contract to train.
For example, a student may sign up for a 2 year contract and when it runs out they take a vacation. When they then turn up to a class a few months down the track, the system will remember that they need that type of contract signed to be able to train.
To set up a requirement for students to have a contract, select the student(s) and use the right-click menu to add a new contract requirement.
This opens the New Contract window.
You can add and remove students from requirements (by drag-dropping then from another list and using the delete key) and you can use drag-drop to set the person to be billed with any scheduled payments.
Don't forget to use the F1 key on this window to find out more about how to use it.
Contracts
The final piece in the contract puzzle is the signed contract itself. To capture the signed contract, open an existing contract requirement (or create a new one) and use the 
button. This displays the Contract window.
In this window you need to select the payment option they take, and ensure that any uncovered lessons are covered, and that it does not overlap an existing version of this contract.
The payment schedule for the contract will be set according to the options you selected when setting up that contract payment option. If they are not working as you intended, then you will need to examine the setting you have configured in the Contract Editor window.
If you need to alter the coverage periods, or the future payment amount or schedule, you can do that after signing the contract by using the right-click menu on the contract in the Contracts window.
For more information, see the section on Contracts in either the online help system, or the printable manual.
