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Creating New Template Versions

This page contains instructions for creating a new agreement or clause templates when Template Versioning is enabled. For instructions on creating templates without versioning, see Creating New Agreement Templates (Pre-FX2 Format) in this guide.

To create a new agreement or clause template

  1. Open Microsoft Word and connect to X-Author Contracts.
  2. From the X-Author Templates tab, click New.
    The Create New Template dialog is displayed.


  3. Enter values in the fields provided as described in the following table (fields marked in red are required):

    Field

    Description

    Name

    Give the template a meaningful name according to its agreement type.

    Framework Format

    Choose the format of your template (FX2 or Pre-FX2)

    Business Object

    Choose the valid business context (for contracts, "Agreement")

    Type

    Choose the type of template to create (e.g. "Clause" or "Agreement").

    Category

    Choose the administrator-defined category.

    Subcategory

    Choose the administrator-defined subcategory based on the chosen category.

    Language

    Choose the default template language.

    Locale

    Choose the default template locale.

    Next Revision Date

    Identify a date for the next revision of the template.

    Term Exception

    Use the lookup to search for an choose a Term Exception to apply to the template.

    Keywords

    Enter comma-separated keywords to associate with the template. Can be used as tags with Document Finder.

    Description

    Enter a description for the template.

    Guidance

    Enter guidance to help users determine the purpose of the template.

    Agreement Types

    Choose which Agreement Types are valid for this template. Use the arrow buttons to determine available agreement types.

  4. Click Create New.
    This opens the enable formatting dialog box.
  5. From the Enable Formatting dialog, configure the following fields to enable formatting:

    Field Name

    Description

    Enable Formatting

    Select this checkbox to enable locale formatting at the template and field level for your template. This allows you to define locale settings for Currency, Number, Percent and Date formats.

    Optional: Specify the following fields when "Enable Formatting" is selected to modify locale formatting.

    Date Format

    Select an option from the drop-down to choose the default format for all the Date fields in your template.

    Currency Format

    Select an option from the drop-down to choose the format for all the Currency fields in the template. Choose "None" to only display Currency field values in generated documents.

    Number Precision

    Enter a number to define the precision for Number/Percent field values in your template (e.g., "2" if the Number/Percent field should display two digits following the decimal point.)

    Currency Precision

    Enter a number to define the precision for Currency field values in Your template (e.g., "2" if the Currency field should display two digits following the decimal point.)



  6. The template is created in the system and flagged as transient.
    Note: Only the header information is captured. You must check in the template to create a version.