The upper section of the record holds data fields that define various attributes of the record. Many of these fields default from values found in either a Proposal Log or Institute Proposal record.

1. Negotiation Status:  The status field designates the disposition of the Negotiation during its lifecycle.

• Not Funded:  Selected when the corresponding proposal has been Not Funded by sponsor
• Fully Executed:  Indicates that the agreement for this Negotiation has been signed by both parties and is available for Award
• Void:  Voids Negotiation record when created in error
• Negotiation-Pending:  Designates current processing through SPS Contracting
• Prior Approval-Pending:  Designates current processing through SPS Post-Award

2. Negotiator:  The person assigned as the Negotiator is responsible for the processing of this record.  This could either be the SPS Contract Analyst or the SPS Post-Award Manager

3. Agreement Type:  Designated the applicable agreement category.

4. Proposal Information:  The fields in this section display identifying information for this Negotiation or represent the corresponding IP record when applicable.

• PI:  Investigator responsible for this Negotiation
• Sponsor:  External entity this Negotiation corresponds
• Prime Sponsor:  Prime Sponsor if applicable
• Lead Unit:  Purdue department responsible for this Negotiation
• Title:  Title of Negotiation