The Clause Types table is used to categorize clauses and their basic purpose under names familiar to the customer.  It will be used in standard clauses to define them and it will be used when extracting clauses from third-party agreements.

Some important fields are:

Additionally, the user can define a default Obligation associated with the Clause Type. Setting the 'Add Obligation' field to Yes makes the 'Obligation Title' field visible. The lookup in this field allows the user to pick from a list of Obligation Templates. If the Clause Type is used in a Contract and the user clicks 'Generate Default Obligations', the selected Obligation will be added to the Contract.