Release Procedure for Quantity Contract

Dear All,

We have a business requirement to ensure that Quantity Contracts are released by the Account Receivable Accountant before the Sales Support Staff can create Sales Orders against them.

Process : Create Quantity Contract (VA41) -> Release Contract (VKM3) ->Create Sales Order (VA01)

Currently, users can create sales order against the quantity contract before the contract has been released.

I need guidance on how to implement system control to prevent this creation of Sales Orders before Quantity Contracts are released..

How can i configure release procedure for quantity contract?

Any assistance will be appreciated.

Many Thanks