Only Draft contract records can be deleted via the Delete Contract under Contract Actions.  If the contract is in a status other than Draft, the Contract Manager will need to take additional action before the record can be deleted.  Some contract records can’t be deleted but they can be archived.

Executed: Future, Pending Approval, Pending Signature, and Out for Signature contract records can be returned to Draft via the Withdraw and Return to Draft Contract Action.  External Review and Internal Review contract records can be returned to Draft by completing or ending the review round.  Once the contract record has returned to a Draft status, it can be deleted.

Amended, Complete, and Terminated contract records can’t be deleted but they can be archived via the Archive Contract Action.  Executed: In Effect contract records can’t be deleted and must be terminated using the Terminate Contract Action before they can be archived.  Expired contract records must be completed using the Complete Contract Action before they can be archived.  It is a best practice to provide an explanation of why a contract is being archived in the Summary field on the Contract Header.

Contract records can be unarchived, but they can’t be undeleted.