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Complete 360° view for your Editorial department on all contract information with a fully configurable, widget-based dashboard As your basic master information and control center about contracts and the associated royalties of and payments to an author, Contract 360° provides a complete 360° view of all contract information to the users in your Editorial department with a fully configurable, widget-based dashboard. It also provides seamless and fast jump-out functionality to other CRR applications (Contracts, Rights, and Royalties), but also to apps in the area of TEP (Title Management, Editorial, and Production). Contract 360° links directly to the contract and royalty information stored in the Klopotek system but can also retrieve information from third-party applications outside of Klopotek. The highly sophisticated and fast search functionality of Contract 360° is keyword-sensitive and can browse through large contract databases in a wink of an eye. Recent activities which have been done using the app are stored, and the contracts you’re working on most of the time can be bookmarked. The ‘My recent activities’ and ‘My bookmarks’ features are shared with the Contract Manager STREAM app. This application runs on STREAM, Klopotek’s cloud-based platform for optimized user interaction on computers and mobile devices. It provides direct and smooth connections to other STREAM apps as well as the Klopotek Classic Line for handling specific tasks.

Comprehensive royalty account information at one glance The Royalty Accounting manager is a cloud-based STREAM application to join the family of Klopotek’s Contract, Rights and Royalties (CR&R) solution. Specially designed to provide comprehensive royalty account information, royalty managers and publishing team members, business analysts and rights accountants can access all relevant information at one glance. Instant access to archived royalty statements and payment remittances enables users to easily answer author queries. Necessary adjustments and notations to author’s accounts can be handled with remarkable ease. Using Klopotek’s rich dashboard functionality, users can customize their own view based on the information most important to them. Data is provided in content chunks (a.k.a. widgets), which allow a more flexible and personalized user experience. The Royalty Accounting Manager can easily be integrated into the existing business process of the Klopotek Classic Line.

Makes creating, storing and handling contractual agreements easy and transparent The Contract Manager supports the Editorial Department in the acquisition process of intellectual property – be it from authors, agencies, or other publishers. The application provides a clear overview of all active projects with status information on rights acquisition, negotiated terms, and monetary aspects of a deal. Changes in contractual terms will be tracked in the system. Follow-up tasks can be monitored using the dashboard. Communication activities such as emails, letters, notes, etc. can be stored related to a project, so staff in Editorial can get a complete overview of the negotiation process at any time. Fast and direct interaction with no loss of information or time The highly sophisticated and fast search functionality of the app is keyword-sensitive and can browse through large databases of contracts in a wink of an eye. Recent activities which have been done using the app are stored, and contracts you need to look into repeatedly can be bookmarked (this information is shared with the Contract 360° app which is seamlessly integrated). This application runs on STREAM, Klopotek’s cloud-based platform for optimized user interaction on computers and mobile devices. It provides direct and smooth connections to other STREAM apps as well as the Klopotek Classic Line for handling specific tasks. Need to quickly set up a new contract? Let the Wizard guide you Creating contracts in the app is easy and a straightforward process: The Contract Wizard guides users through all the steps that are necessary, from entering basic information to assigning the parties, specifying an agency, assigning works or product lists and confirming the contract data. Contracts can also be created for components of works or products, so making agreements for granular content is covered by the app. Edit multiple contracts and use templates to speed up processes When managing contracts, you can – among many other options – define responsibilities and edit contract parties and contract validity, assigned products or works, deliverables, payments, royalty terms, and rights. It is also possible to change the contract status at the touch of a button. There is an option to edit multi-contracts to save time if you wish to make changes to several agreements at the same time. Reduce time and effort: Contract Manager also provides the functionality of creating and editing contract templates for future use.