---
title: Review a contract document
description: As a contract user, review a contract document and submit a change request to the contract fulfiller if changes are required in the contract document.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-sa-own-req-chngs.html
release: australia
product: Contract Management Pro
classification: contract-management-pro
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-05-19"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Submit a standalone own paper contract request, Standalone contract requests, Use, Contract Management Pro, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
---
# Review a contract document
As a contract user, review a contract document and submit a change request to the contract fulfiller if changes are required in the contract document.
## Before you begin
Role required: sn\_cm\_core.contract\_user
## About this task
- Change requests can be submitted only by the user who has initiated the contract request or for whom it was initiated.
- The Contract state is Work in progress.
- The **Request changes** option isn’t available if a previously submitted change request isn’t completed.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Employee Center**.
2. Select **My Requests** from the header.
3. Open your own-paper contract request.
4. Select the **Contract documents** tab.
5. Access the contract document.
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Action
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**From internal storage**
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1. Navigate to Contract Documents or Preview tab.
2. Download the document by selecting the document in Contract Documents tab or selecting Download document in the Preview tab.
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**From external storage**
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Select the link in the **URL** column. The document opens from the external storage.
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6. Review the contract document.
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Review result
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Action
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**No change is required**
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Select **Send for signature** to send the document for signature. For more information, see [Manage signature in own-paper requests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-sa-own-send-sign.md).
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**Changes are required**
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Submit a change request.
1. From the Actions drop-down list, select **Request Changes**.
2. Attach a file in the **Attachment document** field.
3. Describe the desired changes in the **Comments** box.
4. Select **Submit**.
The change request is submitted for the contract document. The change request details and the attached document are added to the activity stream.
- When a contract request has been assigned to a contract fulfiller, its status updates to Changes requested and the Contract state remain in Work in progress.
- If a contract request isn’t assigned to anyone, its state changes to New and it is listed as unassigned in the contract workspace for a contract fulfiller to work on.
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**Parent Topic:**[Submit a standalone own paper contract request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/contract-management-pro/cncore-sa-own-paper.md)