Using X-Author Contracts you can import a document that has not been saved in CLM. Using this feature you can attach it to a pre-existing contract record. Similar to creating a new contract, when you choose to associate the document with a pre-existing contract record, it is added to the documents-related list for that contract. Unlike creating a new offline contract, importing a contract offline does not create a new contract record, but rather attaches your offline document to a pre-existing contract record.

To import an offline contract

  1. Open Microsoft Word and launch the X-Author for Contracts Advanced add-in.

  2. Log in to X-Author for Contracts and open the Contract Document. 

  3. In the Contracts pane go to  Start > Search Contracts.
  4. In the Search Contracts field enter the full or partial contract name and click the Search icon () to locate your contract.
  5. Click the Expand ( ) button next to the contract name to see more details and click Check In Offline.
  6. In the Locale popup window, make the following selections:
    • Locale
    • Date Format
    • Currency Format
    • Number Precision
    • Currency Precision
  7. Click Save. 

Your document is checked in offline. The document is opened in a new Microsoft Word instance. Note that if the DISABLE_AUTO_CHECKOUT permission is set to true in Admin Setting, after clicking save, you will only see the confirmation message. The document will not open in a new instance. For more information on disabling auto check out, see Admin Settings for X-Author for Contracts Advanced.