Common contract request tasks

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title: Common contract request tasks
description: These tasks apply across all contract request types, including own paper, third-party paper, amendments, and renewals.
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# Common contract request tasks

These tasks apply across all contract request types, including own paper, third-party paper, amendments, and renewals.

Regardless of the contract request type, you can perform the following tasks at the appropriate stage of the contract lifecycle.

-   **[Linking parent-child contracts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cmpro-linking-parent-child.md)**  
The contract family hierarchy in the Related contract requests tab shows all related contract requests and lets you link, inherit from, and unlink parent contract requests.
-   **[Send email to stakeholders](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-send-email.md)**  
As a contract fulfiller, set up an email to stakeholders to request review of the contract document reviewed and confirm the changes.
-   **[Add clauses during authoring or negotiation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-add-clauses-from-library.md)**  
As a contract fulfiller or reviewer, while authoring or negotiating a contract revision, add clauses from the clause library listed in the Microsoft Word add-in for ServiceNow Contracts.
-   **[Create a document revision](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-create-doc-rev.md)**  
As a contract fulfiller, create a document revision to upload an updated version of the contract that contains the latest changes in the contract request, corrections, or suggestions from a third party.
-   **[Review contract document](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-review-methods-land.md)**  
Review contract documents using AI-powered analysis or manual review to identify non-compliant terms, remediate them using clause library and validate before execution.
-   **[Initiate an ad hoc approval for a contract document revision](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cmpro-initiate-approval-contract-request.md)**  
Initiate an ad hoc approval for a contract document revision from a user or a user group.
-   **[Compare contract revisions in Contract Management Pro](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cmpro-compare-docs.md)**  
Streamline the contract negotiation process by comparing two contract revisions to quickly identify and review all changes between the two versions, thereby reducing manual effort and minimizing the risk of missing critical updates.
-   **[Ask ServiceNow Otto for summary of contract documents](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cmpro-summarize-contract-cmr.md)**  
Generate summaries, frequently asked questions \(FAQs\), or ask questions to retrieve specific information from contract documents in Contract Management Pro.
-   **[Signature workflow for a contract request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-signature-workflow.md)**  
Contract Management Pro supports electronic signature, wet \(manual\) signature, and offline signature for a contract request.
-   **[Cancel a contract request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-cancel-request-tpc.md)**  
Cancel a contract request if it is no longer necessary.
-   **[Preview and download a signed contract document](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-preview-contract.md)**  
View and download a signed contract document.
-   **[Search for keywords in contract templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-search-in-doct.md)**  
Search for keywords in contract templates easily.
-   **[Search in Microsoft Word add-in for ServiceNow Contracts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-search-addin.md)**  
As a contract configurator, search for templates and clauses in the Microsoft Word add-in for ServiceNow Contracts.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Contract Management Pro](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-use-cmpro.md)