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# Create document template categories

# Create document template categories {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

As a contract configurator, create document template categories to easily identify similar documents and find the correct document template more easily. For example, a document template category of NDA-Japan could group
non-disclosure agreements for Japan.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_cm_core.contract_config

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllDocument TemplatesDocument Template Categories.
2. In the Name field, enter the name for the category.
3. Select Active to make the category active.
4. Select Submit to save the category.
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* [Configuring external applications for Contract Management Pro](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/eKjj~RVnizZc7SLuUaMg2A "Set up external applications that provide services such as electronically signing contract documents and saving signed contracts or the documents related to requests in an external storage system.")  
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* [Create a contract type](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wahElFVO4WF6SmznwsAglQ "As a contract configurator, create a contract type for defining different types of contract requests and associate it to a contract model.")
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* [Configure reminders for expiring contracts](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/8Ml7FRWg7ynSShXOlwklhA "Configure reminders for expiring contracts that each business unit can use without the need to create their own.")
* [Configure extension point for notifications](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/je1JXOGZ4OW9PV5I_dyu2g "Add or modify an Action and its functionality on the Standard ticket page for a contract request.")
* [Use default email notifications](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/dN9gQeJwei54Pzng8ziWyA "Use the default email notifications to communicate the progress of the request.")
* [Auto-populate the start date and end date for contract requests](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/RAVApCtktDrcWaCexNJEPg "Configure an extension point implementation to automatically add the start date and end date while creating a contract request.")

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