Contracts are often part of a larger relationship, not standalone documents. You may have multiple contracts tied to the same counterparty, such as a Master Service Agreement, related SOWs, and amendments. These contracts can reference or modify one another, and understanding how they relate to one another helps paint a broader picture of your agreements with a specific entity.
A contract hierarchy is a structured view of these connected contracts, showing how they relate so you can evaluate the full scope of your contracts with an entity.
Use Case
Classics Inc. has a long-term partnership with WonderWeb that includes multiple agreements: a Master Service Agreement (MSA), several Statements of Work (SOWs), and amendments. When a legal team member needs to review obligations or negotiate a new contract, it can be difficult to understand how all these documents connect.
Using contract hierarchies, the team can see the structured view of the MSA, its related SOWs, and any amendments.
Permissions
| Features | Entities |
| Permissions | Admin role OR Repository and Entities = View, edit, and create access to all Record types and Entity types (current and future) |
View an Entity’s Contract Hierarchy
- Click the Entities tab.
- Click the entity you want to view, and then click Open overview page indicated by two arrows.
- Click the Contracts tab.
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Click the Family toggle located in the top right corner. The entity’s contract family displays.
Best Practice: While this modal is optimized for viewing your contract relationships, you can edit the contract relationships by clicking on a contract click the contract family icon click Edit > create and edit the contract relationships.
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