After you've enabled automated recursive merge, the Recursive Merge Status dropdown becomes available on your Contract Agreement object with the following options:

Table 1. Recursive Merge Status Options

NameDefinition
Do Not SyncThe automated recursive merge is disabled for this record and will not occur.
SyncAn automated recursive merge is enabled for this record and will occur.
Already SyncedThis is what the system changes the status to if Automated Recursive Merge sync occurs.