A Contract maintains its identity throughout its lifecycle. A Contract State represents the Contract's condition and effective terms at a specified point in that lifecycle.
A Contract State may identify the preceding state and the Lifecycle Event that produced the represented condition. This relationship allows a system to reconstruct the sequence of states without silently replacing earlier information.
A Contract State may include the effective contractual terms, status, obligations, relationships, and applicable dates at the specified point in time.
representation of the condition and effective terms of a Contract at a specified point in its lifecycle
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A Contract and a Contract State are not the same concept. The Contract maintains identity across its lifecycle. Each Contract State represents the Contract at a specified point in that lifecycle.
A Contract State may remain valid for a period of time. A Lifecycle Event represents an occurrence that may produce a new Contract State.
An amendment changes a contract's settlement date. The amendment constitutes a Lifecycle Event. The resulting Contract State contains the amended settlement date and refers to the preceding Contract State.
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