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# Accessing DD requests in the contract risk process

# Accessing DD requests that are in the contract risk process {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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## Summary of Accessing DD Requests in the Contract Risk Process

This guide explains how to access and manage DD requests that are part of the contract risk process in ServiceNow.
Customers can view detailed contract information, including expiration dates, ownership, and contract states, as part of their vendor management activities.
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## Key Features

* **Accessing Contract Information:** Navigate to *Workspaces \> Vendor Management Workspace*, then select the home page icon on the Risk tab to view third-party risks.
* **Documents Tab:** Provides a list of contracts where you can see the name, description, owner, and associated third party. This tab also allows for document sharing permissions if a third party is involved.
* **Actions on the Documents Page:** Create new contracts, save changes, remove records, link existing documents, and attach additional files.
* **Details Tab:** View and adjust contract-specific information, including contract numbers, dates, states, and substates of the contracts.

## Key Outcomes

By following these steps, ServiceNow customers can efficiently manage contract risks, ensure compliance through proper documentation, and streamline the contract management process. Understanding and utilizing the contract features will enhance oversight and decision-making related to vendor engagements.  
You can view the contracts associated with each engagement or third party and alongside detailed information such as the expiration, start date, end date, and state. You can also manage and update contract
processes.

## Accessing contract information {#tprm-ws-dd-mgt-pg-contract-risk__section_lng_wpd_gyb}

1. Select WorkspacesVendor Management Workspace.
2. On the Risk tab, select the home page icon ![]().
3. In the Third-party risk overview section, select any number in a box to open the list of third parties or engagements with that value.

4. Select a third party or engagement name to open all tabs for the item and then select the Documents tab.

5. Select a Name to view detailed information.
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## Viewing the list of contracts {#tprm-ws-dd-mgt-pg-contract-risk__section_lw5_tfx_qzb}

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| Column | Description |
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| Name | Brief description of the purpose of the contract. |
| Description | A brief description about the contract. |
| Owner | The individual who owns a document for audit purposes. |
| Third party | Third party with which the document is associated. When a third party is provided, sharing permissions are enabled automatically in TPRM. This field is required only if the document is associated with a third party. For example, internal documents may not need to be associated with a specific third party. Note: When a document is created by a third-party contact in the third-party portal, this field is auto filled and sharing permissions are enabled. |
| Default version | The document version that is used for document download. By default, the latest version is the default version. This field is not available in the third-party portal. |
[Table 1. Documents tab]

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## Actions on the documents page {#tprm-ws-dd-mgt-pg-contract-risk__id_fbz_1yw_qzb}

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| Action | Description |
|-|-|
| New | Select New to create a contract. |
| Save | Select Save to save any change you made to a value on any tab. |
| Remove | Select Remove to delete the record of the contract. |
| Link Documents | Select Link Documents to link existing document records. |
| Adding an attachment | Select Browse in the Attachments section to select and add an attachment. |
[Table 2. Actions]

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## Managing contract processes {#tprm-ws-dd-mgt-pg-contract-risk__section_k2k_3vt_ert}

Viewing basic information about a contract on the Details tab

:   From the details tab you can view and adjust contract information. You can also attach files.

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    | Column | Description |
    |-|-|
    | Contract Number | Assigned ID for the contract. The unique ID is used in all references to the item. You can use the ID to search or filter for the item that you want to work on. |
    | Start date, End date | Dates for the beginning and end of interactions with the engagement. |
    | State | Current state of the contract: Draft, Active, Expired, or Cancelled. |
    | Substate | Current substate of the contract: Extension Active, Renewal Active, Awaiting Review, Under Review, Approved, Renewal Approved, Rejected, Renewal Rejected, Extension Approved, Extension Rejected. |
    | Expiration | Current state of expiration: (empty), Expired, Within 30 days. |
    [Table 3. Contract specific information on the Details tab]

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**Related topics**   

* [Contract Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_ContractManagement&version=australia&pubname=australia-it-asset-management&ft:locale=en-US)

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