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Contracts Settings

Configure contract stages, renewal alert thresholds, e-signature settings, and analytics.

Contracts Settings are accessible to workspace admins and users with the Contracts Admin role.

Contract Stages

Customize the stages that contracts move through:

  • Add, rename, or reorder stages to match your workflow
  • Configure automation triggers — choose which stages can fire Automations
  • Mark terminal stages — Expired and Terminated stages allow no further transitions without an admin override

Renewal Alerts

Set when alerts fire before a contract expires:

  • Default thresholds: 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before expiry
  • Recipients per alert: contract owner, CRM account owner, specific users, or role-based (Finance, Legal)
  • Delivery channels: in-app notification and email

You can set different recipients for each threshold — for example, notify only the contract owner at 90 days, then escalate to Finance at 30 days.

E-signature Settings

SettingDescription
Identity verificationRequire signatories to verify identity before signing
Link expiryHow long the signature link is valid (default: 30 days)
E-signature disclosureCustom legal language shown to signatories before they sign

Contract Numbering

Configure how contract reference numbers are generated:

  • Prefix — e.g., CTR
  • Starting number — e.g., 1
  • Padding format — e.g., CTR-0001

Numbers are assigned automatically when a contract is created.

Custom Fields

Add custom fields to contract records per contract type. Supports the same 12 field types as CRM:

  • Text, number, date, select, multi-select, checkbox
  • URL, email, phone, currency, long text, rating

Custom fields can be marked required and organized into sections per contract type.

Analytics

The Renewals dashboard includes contract analytics:

  • Contract value by type and status
  • Upcoming renewals in the next 90 days
  • Average time-to-signature across all contracts
  • Contracts by owner — workload distribution

Analytics are available to any user with access to the Renewals page.