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# Link and inherit parent contract fields

# Link and inherit parent contract fields {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Link parent contracts during drafting and negotiation phases to establish a hierarchical relationship between the parent and child contracts, and automatically inherit the configured fields from the parent
contract.

## About this task

This task links a parent contract request and copies configured fields from it into the child contract request. If you only want to establish the parent-child relationship without inheriting fields, use [Link parent contract requests](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QQfJHf5CyRgt_vOIG_jA7A "Link parent contracts during drafting and negotiation phases to establish hierarchical relationship between the parent and child contracts.") instead. That action also supports contract requests in Contract signed state.

The following video walks you through the process of linking a parent contract request and inheriting its fields.

## Before you begin

Verify that the contract request is in Draft, Work in progress, or Awaiting review state.

You must be either assigned to the contract request or a group manager or a collaborator.

Verify that the parent contract is not a multiple contracts type third-party contract request.

Verify that the parent child mapping is configured. For more information, see [Configure field mapping for parent-child contract linking](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8Uz0L0~qSlXRYplf2DBjvA "Select the child contract type and configure the parent-child field mapping to inherit the mapped fields from the parent contract when linking.").

Role required: sn_cm_core.contract_fulfiller

## Procedure

1. Open the contract request from workspace that you are using.

   | Method | Steps |
   | Contract Workspace listing | 1. Navigate to AllContract Workspace. 2. Click the list icon (![List icon]()). 3. Select Contract requestsAll 4. Select a contract request. {#cmpro-link-inhrt-prnt-flds__ul_jlw_4cr_5bc} |
   | Workspace used by your application | 1. Navigate to your workspace. 2. Open the list that displays the contract requests. 3. Select a contract request. {#cmpro-link-inhrt-prnt-flds__ol_yzv_ndr_5bc} |
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2. Select the Related contract requests tab.
3. Select Link parent contract.
4. In the Link contract window, select the check box corresponding to the contract request that you want to link as a parent contract.  
   Note:  
   You can select only one contract request when linking it as a parent contract.
   Figure 1. Link contract window
5. Select Link and inherit fields.  
   The selected contract request is linked as a parent contract and its fields are inherited by the child contract. The parent-child relationship appears in a hierarchical order in the Related contract requests tab.

   The associated contract repository records for the contract requests will be automatically linked.

   The Parent contract request field is updated with the parent contract request
   number. The linked parent contract details appear in the activity stream.  
   Figure 2. Parent-child hierarchy

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