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# Configure dynamic clauses for contract templates

# Configure dynamic clauses for contract templates {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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Enable dynamic customized content in contract templates through clauses that contain clause variations for preset conditions.

A clause is a collection of clause variations, which contain a block of content. For example, say only one section in a Non-disclosure Agreement contract document needs to be changed based on the geographic region of the signing legal entity. You
would create multiple document templates with the identical content with the only difference being location-related content. You could then use the condition-based clause variations to create only one contract template that can
generate documents for different locations.

Clauses are stored in a clause library, from which you can insert them in contract templates. You can create and add clause variations while creating a contract template or add them later.

## Benefits of clause variations {#cncore-clause-and-cv__section_brj_phs_fyb}

The benefits of using clause variations in document templates are:

* Efficient use of a single contract template to produce contracts with different customized details.
* Inclusion of a single clause variation in multiple contract templates.
* Ability to define conditions and set the priority of execution so an appropriate content variation is picked up dynamically in the generated document.
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## Related information {#cncore-clause-and-cv__section_u2l_lms_fyb}

* [Create or edit a contract clause](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/oAGRlJIgCOCh1NFGN0qjRw "As a contract configurator, create or modify clauses that manage clause variations that are mapped to contract templates.")
* [Create a clause variation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ApG8vFjnsh3pzPw1CBl33A "As a contract configurator, create a clause variation to use in a contract template for predefined condition.")
* [Add metadata to a clause using add-in](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/PxcXZGweRFAaUWmkYTbeKA "As a contract configurator, add metadata to pre-fill information that will be placed in the contract document.")
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* **[Create or edit a contract clause](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/oAGRlJIgCOCh1NFGN0qjRw)**   
  As a contract configurator, create or modify clauses that manage clause variations that are mapped to contract templates.
* **[Create a clause variation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ApG8vFjnsh3pzPw1CBl33A)**   
  As a contract configurator, create a clause variation to use in a contract template for predefined condition.
* **[Add metadata to a clause using add-in](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/PxcXZGweRFAaUWmkYTbeKA)**   
  As a contract configurator, add metadata to pre-fill information that will be placed in the contract document.

**Related concepts**   

* [Creating a contract template using Microsoft Word add-in for ServiceNow Contracts](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/qURQCkcHxvT15AU~YHRZPA "Create contract templates by using Microsoft Word add-in for ServiceNow Contracts to add content controls.")
* [Create contract template by manually adding content controls](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/TGiIUuibxINIcZNdnMokcQ "Create contract templates by adding content controls manually.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Publish a contract template](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/b5WUb2xNgLigbqii21102Q "Publish a contract template to make it available for generating a standard contract document with predefined content when a contract user submits a request.")