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title: Add a configuration item to a contract
description: Contracts can be associated with configuration items. You can link a contract with configuration items to clarify what the contract legally covers.
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product: Contract Management
classification: contract-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Add a configuration item to a contract

Contracts can be associated with configuration items. You can link a contract with configuration items to clarify what the contract legally covers.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin or contract\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Contracts** > **All**.

2.  Select a contract.

3.  In the **CIs Covered** related list, select **New** to create a configuration item.

4.  In the **CIs Covered** related list, select **Edit**.

5.  In the **Collection** configuration items list on the left, double-click a configuration item name.

    The item is added to the **CIs Covered List** on the right.

6.  Select **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Create a contract](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/contract-management/t_CreateAContract.md)

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