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title: Initiate a contract request
description: Initiate a contract request from the Source-to-Pay workspace.
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release: australia
product: Sourcing and Procurement Operations
classification: sourcing-and-procurement-operations
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Source-to-Pay Operations and Contract Management Pro integration, Integrate, Sourcing and Procurement Operations, Finance and Supply Chain]
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# Initiate a contract request

Initiate a contract request from the Source-to-Pay workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cm\_core.contract\_user

To initiate a contract request, you must have already added a contract template and created template rules. For more information on how to add a contract template, see [Configure templates for a contract requests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/employee-service-management/cncore-document-templates.md). For more information on how to create template rules, see [Configure contract template rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/employee-service-management/cncore-config-template-rules.md).

You can initiate contract requests from the related work section, the Dynamic Related Records \(DRR\) contextual side panel, and the playbook.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the **Source-to-Pay Workspace**.

2.  Open the entity for which you have to initiate a contract request.

    **Note:** Contract requests can be initiated for purchase lines, purchase requisitions, sourcing requests, negotiations, and sourcing events.

3.  Initiate a contract request from the related work section, the DRR, or the playbook.

    -   From Related work: Contract requests can be initiated for all types of entities. For more information on how to initiate a contract request from the related work section, see [Initiate a contract request from the related work section](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/initiate-contract-from-related-work.md).
    -   From DRR: Contract requests can be initiated for all types of entities, except purchase lines. For more information on how to initiate a contract request from the DRR, see [Initiate a contract request from Dynamic Related Records \(DRR\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/initiate-contract-from-drr.md).
    -   From Playbook: Contract requests can be initiated only for sourcing events and sourcing requests. For more information on how to initiate a contract request from the playbook, see [Initiate a contract request from the playbook](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/initiate-contract-from-playbook.md).
    **Note:** You can manually create a contract request for a given supplier throughout the S2P workflow, so that a signed contract can be created with that supplier.


-   **[Initiate a contract request from the related work section](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/initiate-contract-from-related-work.md)**  
Initiate a contract request for purchase lines, purchase requisitions, sourcing requests, negotiations, or sourcing events from the related work section.
-   **[Initiate a contract request from Dynamic Related Records \(DRR\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/initiate-contract-from-drr.md)**  
Initiate a contract request for purchase requisitions, sourcing requests, negotiations, or sourcing events from the Dynamic Related Records \(DRR\) section.
-   **[Initiate a contract request from the playbook](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/initiate-contract-from-playbook.md)**  
Initiate a contract request for sourcing requests or sourcing event from the playbook.

**Parent Topic:**[Source-to-Pay Operations integration with Contract Management Pro](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/source-to-pay-operations/sourcing-and-procurement-operations/integration-spo-cmpro.md)