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This step covers creating the contract for ACME Inc. and adding the compute and storage products with their usage-based pricing.

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Prerequisites

Contracts

A contract in Zenskar is a structured digital representation of a commercial agreement between you and your customer.

Products

A product in Zenskar is a structured, reusable representation of a good or service offered by your business.

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Create the basic contract

  1. Log in to your Zenskar dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Contracts > Contracts.
  3. Click + ADD NEW CONTRACT.
  4. Fill in the contract details:
    • Get started with a plan (optional): Leave this empty — we will add products manually.
    • Contract information:
      FieldDescription / Example
      CustomerStart typing ACME Inc. and select from the dropdown.
      Contract nameACME Inc. Direct Billing Contract
      Contract periodStart: July 01, 2025, End: June 30, 2026
      Start billing cycle onJuly 01, 2025
      CurrencyUSD
      Contract renewal policyDon't renew automatically
  5. Click PROCEED to create the contract.

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Add and configure products

Zenskar navigates you to the newly created contract’s summary page. You will now add and configure pricing for the compute and storage products.

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CPU usage product

  1. Click ADD PRODUCT.
  2. In the Add Product modal, select + CREATE NEW PRODUCT.
  3. In the Create Product form:
    • Product name: Compute Usage
    • (Optional) Fill in description, SKU, tax code, or custom attributes.
  4. Click SAVE & PROCEED.
  5. Back in the Add Product modal, under Pricing Details, click + ADD PRICE.
  6. In the Add Pricing Details form:
    • Pricing Model: Per Unit
    • Currency: USD
    • Price: 0.05
  7. Under Usage, select Metered:
    • Billable metric: Total CPU Hours (defined in step 3)
    • Unit: per CPU hour
  8. Billing Cadence: Recurring, every 1 month.
  9. Click CONFIRM.

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Storage usage product

  1. Click ADD PRODUCT.
  2. In the Add Product modal, select + CREATE NEW PRODUCT.
  3. In the Create Product form:
    • Product name: Storage Usage
    • (Optional) Fill in description, SKU, tax code, or custom attributes.
  4. Click SAVE & PROCEED.
  5. Back in the Add Product modal, under Pricing Details, click + ADD PRICE.
  6. In the Add Pricing Details form:
    • Pricing Model: Per Unit
    • Currency: USD
    • Price: 0.05
  7. Under Usage, select Metered:
    • Billable metric: Total Storage GB-Months (defined in step 3)
    • Unit: per GB-Month
  8. Billing Cadence: Recurring, every 1 month.
  9. Click CONFIRM.
Once both products are configured, your contract is fully set up for usage-based billing.