View Changes and Comments by Negotiators

When a contract owner opens the contract that is in the In Negotiation - Review Received state, a review summary dialogue box will appear. Refer to the sample screenshot below.  

When the contract owner proceeds to the contract details page, they can view the changes and comments made by the negotiators.  

• The changes made by the negotiators are displayed as redlining in the document.
  

• The Comments panel on the right displays all the comments made by the negotiators. 
  

Reply to Comments and Resend for Negotiation 

There may be instances where a contract owner intends to resend the contract for negotiation without making any changes in the document. In such cases, they can reply to the negotiator comments, or add new ones and resend the contract for negotiation directly.

To resend for negotiation:

1. Select the Contracts tab at the top of the page.
   
2. Click to open the contract in the In Negotiation - Review Received state that you want to resend for negotiation.  
   
3. Select the Comments panel on the right. 
   
4. Click the comment you want to reply to, then add your reply in the Reply field.
   
5. To add a new comment, click Add Comment at the top of the document editor.  
   
6. Click Resend for Negotiation at the top of the contract details page.
   

Note: 

1. You can also add contextual comments for specific texts in the document. To do so, select the text you want to add a comment to, then click Add Comment  on the smart toolbar that opens. 
   
2. Comments added to the contract document using MS Word are not displayed in the Zoho Contracts interface. You can use the Edit in MS Word option to view or manage the comments.

Accept or Reject Changes 

A contract owner can accept or reject the changes made by the negotiators only when the contract document is in the Draft state. However, one can view the changes made by the negotiators when the contract is in the In Negotiation Review Received state.  

To accept or reject the changes using Zoho Writer: 

1. Select the Contracts tab at the top of the page. 
   
2. Click to open the contract in the In Negotiation - Review Received state. 
   
3. Click Edit Document at the top. The contract will move to the Draft state. 
   
4. Click the redlined text in the contract document, then click Accept or Reject.
   

Note: Only the contract owner can accept or reject the changes made by the negotiators. 

Tip:

The contract owner can also accept or reject the changes from the Changes panel when the document editor is in Review mode. 

1. Select the Review mode at the top of the document editor after clicking Edit Document.  
   
2. Select the Changes panel on the right. The list of all the changes made by the negotiators will be displayed. 
   
3. Hover over the change that you want to accept or reject, then click Accept or Reject. 
   
   

Resolve Comments

1. Select the Contracts tab at the top of the page.
   
2. Click to open the contract in the In Negotiation - Review Received state you want to resolve the negotiator comments in. 
   
3. Select the Comments panel on the right.
   
4. Click a comment that you have addressed, then click Resolve at the top-right corner of the comment. 
   

Note: Comments added to the contract document using MS Word are not displayed in the Zoho Contracts interface. You can use the Edit in MS Word option to view or manage the comments.

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Mark a Contract as Negotiated

1. Select the Contracts tab at the top of the page.
   
2. Click to open the contract in the In Negotiation - Review Received state that you want to mark as negotiated. 
   
3. Click Mark As Negotiated at the top of the contract details page. 
   

Note: If you have any changes made by the negotiators that you have not accepted, they will be removed upon marking the contract as negotiated. Similarly, unresolved comments will be marked as resolved.