Transitioning a contract to draft status

For contracts that need to be changed or updated, you can transition the contract to a draft status. If the contract is in a Released, Negotiation, Final Approval, or Ready To Activate state, you can disapprove the contract, enter a reason code and comment, and make the necessary changes or updates.

To transition a contract to draft status

  1. Access Contract Management > In Progress tab.
  2. Select a contract (with a Released, Negotiation, Final Approval, or Ready To Activate status) that you want to transition to a draft status.
  3. From the Actions menu, select Disapprove.
  4. Use the following guidelines to enter field values:
    Action Reason

    Required. Select a reason for why the contract was disapproved.

    Action Comment

    Required. Type a comment to further explain the action reason.

  5. Click OK.