A Contract Authoring Template is a Word template in the form of a Word document that can be used while authoring a contract. The contents of the template can be edited and further saved as a new version. You can access the latest version while authoring a contract. MeRLIN also allows you to view the version history of any template.
The Templates for Contract Authoring can be created under this submenu. These templates can be imported and used while authoring a contract.
The user interface is shown below
Actions/Operations
Action | Description |
View | View the details of the template in read-only mode |
Check Out | This will lock the template and prevent other users from making any changes until you check in. However, the latest version can be used in Contracts. |
Check-In | You are choosing to check in a new version of the selected Template |
Make As Inactive | Make the template inactive to not use them while the contract authoring process |
View History | Provides the history of activities and version details |
Edit | Edit the Authoring Template |
Delete | Delete a Template, this can be done only when the template is in draft state. |
Undo Check-Out | As the words suggest, the process of Check-Out can be undone as you Check Out a Template |