---
title: Approve or reject a contract renewal request
description: Approve or reject a contract renewal request for all Contract Renewal Request Lines.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management/contract-management/approve-cont-renew.html
release: australia
product: Contract Management
classification: contract-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Contract renewal workflow, Contract Management, Common applications, Asset Management]
---

# Approve or reject a contract renewal request

Approve or reject a contract renewal request for all Contract Renewal Request Lines.

## Before you begin

The Renewal approver field must contain a value. If you need to change the approver, navigate to the parent contract and adjust the value there.

Role required: contract\_system\_admin, asset\_manager\(core UI and Hardware Asset Workspace only\), contract\_manager\(core UI or Hardware Asset Workspace only\), sn\_eam.enterprise\_admin \(Enterprise Asset Workspace only\), or sn\_eam.enterprise\_asset\_manager \(Enterprise Asset Workspace only\)

## Procedure

1.  Verify your contract renewal details.

    -   If you are using the core UI or Hardware Asset Workspace,select the **Open Tasks** tab on the Contract Renewal Request form. Select the contract renewal request number to view the contract renewal details and then click **Close Task**.
    -   If you are using the Enterprise Asset Workspace, open the Contract and lease management view. Select the **All contracts** tab and then open the enterprise asset contract that you want to renew. View the contract renewal details in the Renewal section of the **Details** tab.
    An approval request is triggered and the substate of the draft contract changes to Under review.

2.  Open the list of contract and contract renewal requests.

    -   If you are using the core UI or Hardware Asset Workspace,navigate to **All** > **Contract** > **My Approvals**.
    -   If you are using the Enterprise Asset Workspace, open the Contract and lease management view and then select the **My contract approvals** tab.
3.  Select the contract renewal request waiting for approval.

4.  Evaluate any contract renewal request lines and contract renewal tasks.

5.  Either approve or reject the contract renewal request.

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Result

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**Approve the request by selecting Approve**

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-   The substate of the draft contract changes to Approved.
-   The Renewal purchase order task or the Manual purchase order task is created.


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**Reject the request by selecting Reject**

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-   The renewal request gets terminated.
-   The substate of the draft contract changes to Renewal rejected.


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</table>6.  Go to the **Approval History** tab to view the approval or rejection history of the contract and child contracts.


## What to do next

[Receive a purchase order for contract assets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/contract-management/receive-po.md)