---
title: "About Contracts"
url: "https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/about-contracts"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-09-05T01:48:03.540Z"
---

# About Contracts

Contracts in Cosmesoft allow you to set up formal revenue-share and commission agreements between your clinics, staff members or businesses you work with. Once active, a contract automatically tracks transactions and manages the lifecycle of settlements and payouts.

*Contracts may also be referred to as* ***Agreements****,* ***Revenue Shares****, or* ***Commission Fees*** *in some parts of the product.*

* * *

## What Contracts cover

The Contracts module provides the legal and financial framework for your practitioner agreements.

-   **Agreement Identity** — Commencement dates, expiry rules, and auto-renewal toggles.

-   **Party Assignment** — Linking the agreement to specific organisation units, staff members, or external businesses.

-   **Commission Logic** — Defining percentage-based or flat-fee rates for services and retail items.

-   **Settlement Terms** — Setting automated payout frequencies (e.g., weekly or monthly) and specific settlement days.

-   **Document Management** — Attaching and storing legal PDF or image-based versions of the signed agreement.

* * *

## Why it matters

Correctly managing your contracts ensures that:

-   **Payouts are automated** — Eliminate manual spreadsheets by letting the system calculate commission after every sale.

-   **Compliance is met** — Maintain a digital trail of all signed agreements and their active periods.

-   **Profitability is visible** — Track exactly how much revenue is being shared versus retained by the clinic.

-   **Relationships are clear** — Define precise terms for B2B partnerships and group-wide business agreements.

* * *

## How it fits into your workflow

-   **My Team** — Contracts are linked directly to staff profiles to drive individual payout accounts.

-   **POS** — Every sale involving an item covered by a contract triggers a commission calculation in real-time.

-   **Analytics** — Aggregated data from settled contracts provides a bird's-eye view of clinic performance.

-   **Business Group Mgt** — Group agreements manage settlements between parent and member organisations (e.g. Franchisor and Franchisee)

* * *

## Access and permissions

-   **Viewing** — Owner, Admin, Manager.

-   **Creating / Editing** — Owner, Admin.

-   **Activation** — Owner, Admin (requires all signature requirements to be met).

* * *

## Related articles

-   [How to create and manage a contract](https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/how-to-create-and-manage-a-contract)

-   [Fix common contract issues](https://support.cosmesoft.app/en/article/fix-common-contracts-issues)

* * *

##