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title: Word Template New Record form
description: The Word Template New Record form is used to create document template.
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# Word Template New Record form

The Word Template New Record form is used to create document template.

<table id="table_qfw_c4s_ypb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Unique name for the contract template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Table

</td><td>

Table to which you want to associate the contract template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

Document category to which you want to associate the contract template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Document

</td><td>

The document from which you want to import template field mapping. The selected document should be a Microsoft Word \(.docx\) document and should have valid content controllers. For more information, see [Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/lsc-cont-contr-word-tmplt.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Template date format

</td><td>

Format in which you want the date to appear when an agent previews the document, or generates the attachment.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Template language

</td><td>

Select a language from the drop-down list.**Note:** Although this field is not marked as mandatory, it is required to process the template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Contract Type

</td><td>

The type of contract that is generated using the word document template. For example, if you're creating a template for a non-disclosure agreement, you would select Non Disclosure Agreement as the contract type.**Note:** Although this field is not marked as mandatory, it is required to process the template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

The state is automatically set to Draft.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Application to which the contract template belongs. This field is automatically set to the application scope in which you’re creating the contract template.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option to make the template active and available for use.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Start date

</td><td>

Date on which the Word document template becomes valid. Providing a start date helps when maintaining multiple versions of same template. This field is available only when **Category** is selected.

</td></tr><tr><td>

End date

</td><td>

Date until which the Word document template is valid. Providing an end date helps when maintaining multiple versions of same template.

 If the values in the **Start date** and **End date** fields are empty the template will always be valid.

 **Note:**

If you specify an end date, you must also specify a start date.

 This field is available only when **Category** is selected.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Legal Simple Contracts reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/legal-simple-contracts/legal-simple-contracts-reference.md)