---
title: Create and configure participants
description: Add and configure participants that act as placeholder for users who will be assigned as signers of a contract document.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-add-participants.html
release: australia
product: Contract Management Pro
classification: contract-management-pro
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create contract template by manually adding content controls, Configure contract templates, Configure, Contract Management Pro, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create and configure participants

Add and configure participants that act as placeholder for users who will be assigned as signers of a contract document.

## Before you begin

A Microsoft Word document must have been uploaded and parsed to provide clauses for the contract template. For more information, see [Create a contract template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-create-contract-template.md).

Role required: sn\_cm\_core.contract\_config

## Before you begin

-   Role required: sn\_cm\_core.contract\_config

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Contracts Core** > **Contract Administration** > **Contract Templates**.

2.  Open a contract template.

3.  In the **Participants** related list, click **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields:

    For description on the field values, see [Participant form for contract templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-participants-form.md).

    For more information on content controls, see [Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-word-doc-tmplt-contls.md).

    \[Omitted image "cmpro-participant-new.png"\] Alt text: Configure participants to the contract template

5.  Click **Submit**.


## Result

The participant is added to the document template.

-   **[Participant form for contract templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-participants-form.md)**  
Use the Participant form to add participants in a contract template.

**Parent Topic:**[Create contract template by manually adding content controls](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-setup-ct-manual.md)

**Related topics**  


[Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document]()

[Create a contract template]()

[Classify and map imported clauses]()

[Update contract template mappings]()