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title: Publish a contract template
description: Publish contract template to make it available for generating a standard legal contract document with predefined content when a legal user submits a contract request.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word, Legal contract templates, Configure Legal Simple Contracts, Configure, Legal Simple Contracts, Legal Service Delivery Practice Applications, Legal Service Delivery, Legal and Contract Operations, Employee Service Management]
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# Publish a contract template

Publish contract template to make it available for generating a standard legal contract document with predefined content when a legal user submits a contract request.

## Before you begin

Ensure the template mappings has been completed before you publish a contract template mappings. For more information, [Update contract template mappings for legal contract template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-template-map-msword.md).

Role required: sn\_lg\_contracts.contracts\_config

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Legal Administration** > **Simple Contracts Admin** > **Contract Templates**.

2.  Open a contract template.

3.  Review the contract document template.

    1.  Generate and preview the contract document.

        For more information, see [Preview a contract document for a Word document template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-preview-word-template.md).

    2.  If any changes are necessary, update the document and save it.

4.  On finalizing the content of the contract document, select **Publish**.


## Result

The state of the contract template is published.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure legal contract templates of type Microsoft Word](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-configure-ct-msword.md)

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