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# Create and configure participants

# Create and configure participants {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Add and configure participants that act as placeholder for users who will be assigned as signers of a contract document.

## Before you begin

A Microsoft Word document must have been uploaded and parsed to provide clauses for the contract template. For more information, see [Create a contract template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zC3RhsWuJwtNw9g6Xvf2Zg "Create a contract template that can be used to generate a standard contract with predefined content when an employee submits a contract request.").

Role required: sn_cm_core.contract_config

## Before you begin

* Role required: sn_cm_core.contract_config
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllContracts CoreContract AdministrationContract Templates.
2. Open a contract template.
3. In the Participants related list, click New.
4. On the form, fill in the fields:  
   For description on the field values, see [Participant form for contract templates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8GEUxF2ylKHRdx08awoFGg "Use the Participant form to add participants in a contract template.").

   For more information on content controls, see [Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/HPziYMiJVOzsD5YlYV__hA "As a contract configurator, prepare a Microsoft Word document that you want to import as a contract template by marking the content with content controls so it can be efficiently parsed and reused.").
   Figure 1. Participant form
5. Click Submit.
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## Result

The participant is added to the document template.
* **[Participant form for contract templates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8GEUxF2ylKHRdx08awoFGg)**   
  Use the Participant form to add participants in a contract template.

**Related tasks**   

* [Add content controls in a Microsoft Word document](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/HPziYMiJVOzsD5YlYV__hA "As a contract configurator, prepare a Microsoft Word document that you want to import as a contract template by marking the content with content controls so it can be efficiently parsed and reused.")
* [Create a contract template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zC3RhsWuJwtNw9g6Xvf2Zg "Create a contract template that can be used to generate a standard contract with predefined content when an employee submits a contract request.")
* [Classify and map imported clauses](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/5a8QwPu98cldEQwtt_gQxQ "Classify and map imported clauses to use the content from the clauses in a contract template.")
* [Update contract template mappings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VqUOfzyNc6xHs42GDaQZyA "Update template mappings to pre-fill information that's placed in the contract document.")

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