Adjust a contract

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title: Adjust a contract
description: After creating a contract, you can change the start date, end date, or payment amount for a contract.
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product: Contract Management
classification: contract-management
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Adjust a contract

After creating a contract, you can change the start date, end date, or payment amount for a contract.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin, contract\_manager\(core UI and Hardware Asset Workspace only\), sn\_eam.enterprise\_admin \(Enterprise Asset Workspace only\), or sn\_eam.enterprise\_asset\_manager \(Enterprise Asset Workspace only\)

## About this task

To adjust a contract, the **State** should be **Active**. If the end date of a contract changes, the end date of any associated assets changes to match the new end date.

## Procedure

1.  Open the list of contracts that are used across your deployment.

    -   If you are using the core UI, navigate to **Contract** > **Contracts** > **All**.
    -   If you are using the Hardware Asset Workspace, open the Contract management view and then select the **All contracts** tab.
    -   If you are using the Enterprise Asset Workspace, open the Contract and lease management view and then select the **All contracts** tab.
2.  Select a contract in the **Active** state.

3.  Click **Adjust**.

4.  In the Adjust the Contract dialog box, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Contract Start Date|Date on which the contract takes effect.|
    |Contract End Date|Date on which the contract expires.|
    |Contract Payment Amount|Total amount paid for the contract. If the contract has one or more rate cards, this field shows the total of all rate card base costs.|

5.  Click **Submit Adjustments**.


-   **[Renew a contract](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/contract-management/t_RenewAContract.md)**  
After you have created a contract or the contract has expired, you can renew the contract.
-   **[Cancel a contract](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/contract-management/t_CancelAContract.md)**  
You can cancel a contract when the **State** is **Active**.

**Parent Topic:**[Contracts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/contract-management/c_Contracts.md)

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[Create a contract rate card]()

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