The Contract Management system is designed to be ready out of the box with a variety of approval processes built-in. It is easy to eliminate or modify any functions to better fit a desired business process.
Some time-based rules are disabled by default and need to be enabled for the table to work correctly. To do this, go to the Rules tab of the Setup Contracts page, edit a rule with "(Disabled)" in the title, and click "Yes" in the "Rule is enabled" section at the bottom of the page.
This section describes how the default contract management system is configured.
The Contract Management system is comprised of a few main tables with background tables playing a supporting role. The main tables are described below.