---
title: Initiate a contract request
description: Initiate a contract request from the Quote Management application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/order-management/quote-management-create-contract.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Quote Management, Configure, price, quote apps, Use, Sales Customer Relationship Management]
---

# Initiate a contract request

Initiate a contract request from the Quote Management application.

## Before you begin

Role required: sales\_agent

## About this task

You can create a legal sales contract to finalize a deal and formalist the agreements with your customer.

## Procedure

1.  In the CRM Workspace, select the **List** \[Omitted image "list-outline-24.svg"\] Alt text: view.

2.  Select **Quotes** > **All**.

3.  Select the quote in the Completed state for which you want to create a contract.

4.  Select the **More Actions**\[Omitted image "more-options.png"\] Alt text: menu and select **Initiate contract**.

5.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Type of paper

</td><td>

Type of paper to be used in the contract. Select Own paper.

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

Contract type

</td><td>

Type of contract to be generated. Select Sales Contract. If you want to generate a different type of document, select Other types of contract.

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

Signature type

</td><td>

Type of signature to do to complete the contract. -   Electronic signature: You sign the document through electronic medium.
-   Wet signature: You download the document and sign it manually.


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

Start date

</td><td>

Date that the contract begins.

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

End date

</td><td>

Date that the contract ends.**Note:** The End date must be later than the Start date.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Initiate**.

    A contract management request is generated in the Contract documents tab. Select the record to view the document.


**Parent Topic:**[Using Quote Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/quote-mgmt-using.md)