Zoho Contracts Just Got Better! CRM 2.0, Regional Settings & 6 New Reports

Zoho Contracts Just Got Better! CRM 2.0, Regional Settings & 6 New Reports

Zoho Contracts is evolving to bring you a more efficient and customizable contract management experience. In this update, we are introducing powerful enhancements to our Zoho CRM integration, regional settings, and reports. Let us explore what’s new:

Zoho CRM Integration 2.0 

Our enhanced Zoho CRM integration now provides more agility and control when requesting contracts. Along with powerful new features, we have also revamped the user interface to provide a more intuitive and seamless experience. Key improvements include:

1. Module Selection

Previously, you could only request contracts from the Deals module in Zoho CRM. With this update, you can now enable additional Zoho CRM modules for contract requests and specify the applicable contract types for each module.

For example, your sales team can request MSA agreements from the Deals module before closing a deal, while your account management team can request renewal contracts from the Accounts module for existing customers. Similarly, your procurement team can initiate purchase agreements from the Vendors module.


2. Counterparty Selection

You can now set up counterparties more precisely. For Accounts and Vendor modules, you can select counterparties directly. For other modules, you can either select counterparties directly or use the Condition-Based option to apply specific rules and conditions.

Consider this: If your company serves both B2B and B2C customers, you can use counterparty selection to assign contracts based on customer type using a condition-based approach. For business customers, you can select the Account Name field in the Deals module as the counterparty. For individual consumers, you can select the Contact Name field in the Deals module as the counterparty. 



3. Field Mapping

Field mapping in Zoho Contracts allows you to auto-populate counterparty, counterparty contact, and module-wise fields from Zoho CRM to counterparty, contract, and contract documents. You can map counterparty fields from the relevant Zoho CRM module, and if counterparties are selected based on conditions, the document fields mapping will also follow the same conditions. Additionally, you can now map the contract type template fields in Zoho Contracts to corresponding Zoho CRM module fields, automatically populating values in contract documents during contract requests for each module.

Take this scenario: When you request a contract from the Accounts module, counterparty contact fields such as Contact Name and Contact Email Address are mapped to Zoho Contracts. If your company serves both B2B and B2C customers and uses the Condition-Based option for counterparties selection, you can map fields based on the selected conditions.


For more information, refer to our CRM help documentation.

Alongside these CRM enhancements, we have also introduced new regional settings to personalize your contract management experience.

Regional Settings

You can now set your contract documents' locale, language, and formatting based on your regional preferences. This ensures consistency across global teams and enhances document clarity. Here’s what’s new:

1. Document Regional Settings

Previously, the fields of a contract document, such as date and time, number, and currency formats were determined by the country set in the organization's settings. Now, admins and account owners can manually configure these settings at the organization level. 

 For instance, if your company operates in multiple countries, the Admins and Account Owners can standardize the date and time, number(set based on the selected Locale), and currency formats across the organization. This ensures consistency in all contract documents, enhances clarity, and prevents misinterpretations.



For more information, refer to Updating Regional Settings in Contract Documents. 

2. Time Zone Clauses

We have introduced predefined Time Zone and Time Zone/Time Period clauses to help you avoid confusion in international agreements. Now, you can specify a standard time zone in your contracts, ensuring clarity on deadlines and milestones. 

To illustrate, a contract between a US-based supplier and a client in China can include a Time Zone clause to specify that all deadlines follow a specific time zone, eliminating misunderstandings. 



3. User Preferences

Earlier, you had no option to customize regional details for the application interface. Now, your organization users can choose their country, language, time zone, date and time formats, and number formats to match their preferences.

For example, if you are managing finances in Germany, you can set numbers to the 1.234,56 format and use DD.MM.YYYY for dates. Meanwhile, your legal team in the US can choose MM/DD/YYYY for dates and set the language to English (US).


For more information, refer to the Regional Settings. 

With regional settings now offering greater customization, we are also introducing six powerful reports to help you track contracts more effectively. 

6 New Reports 

These new reports provide better insights into contract status, renewals, amendments, and more, allowing you to manage your contract lifecycle with ease. Let’s take a look at them:
  1. Active Contracts – Monitor contracts that are currently in effect.
  2. Renewed Contracts – View contracts that have been renewed.
  3. Extended Contracts – View contracts that have been extended.
  4. Amended Contracts – View contracts that have been amended.
  5. Expired Contracts – Identify contracts that have expired.
  6. Terminated Contracts – Stay informed about prematurely ended contracts.


For more information, refer to Reports Overview.

With these enhancements, Zoho Contracts makes contract management more flexible and efficient. Whether you are leveraging CRM 2.0 for smoother contract requests, customizing regional settings for better localization, or using new reports for better visibility, these updates are designed to streamline your workflow. Try them out today, and if you have any questions, our support team is here to assist you at support@zohocontracts.com.

Best regards,
Ragav
Zoho Contracts Team

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