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# How to Manage Recurring Service Contracts
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/manage-recurring-service-contracts/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:40:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:40:24.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **manage recurring service contracts**, the agreement and the delivery have to be connected. A contract tracked only as a document tells you what was promised, not whether it is being delivered.

## Where recurring service goes wrong

The contract is signed and then stops being referenced.

- Scope drifting beyond what was contracted
- Renewals passing without review
- Delivery quality unmeasured against the agreement
- Nobody able to say what a client is entitled to

## What to connect

- **The contract**, with value, term, and expiry
- **Contracted hours or scope**, as data rather than prose
- **Delivery records**, connected to the contract
- **Consumption**, calculated against the entitlement
- **Renewal status**, changing automatically at expiry

## How to set it up in Jestor

1. Register the contract in **Jestor**, letting **OCR** extract value and dates.
2. Record contracted hours or scope as fields on the client or project.
3. Connect delivery records so consumption accumulates.
4. Calculate the remaining balance with a formula field.
5. Set the expiry warning five days ahead and the automatic status change on the date.

## Why choose Jestor for service agreements?

Because contracted hours and worked hours live on connected records in **Jestor**, the consumed balance is calculated rather than reconstructed at renewal.

The automatic status change to pending renewal means an agreement reaching its term appears in a list rather than renewing silently.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can consumption be tracked against a contract?

Yes, through connected delivery records. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### When is the renewal warning sent?

Five days before expiry.

### Does the status change automatically?

Yes, to pending renewal.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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