Contract Insight® Enterprise Version 17.7.1 – has arrived, bringing new features and enhancements to improve your contract management software suite.

To help your organisation meet and exceed contract management, procurement and vendor management goals, we’ve added valuable features and enhancements for an impressively scalable and low-friction software experience.  Such assets include:

• a user-friendly record creation wizard
• simplified file/attachment management
• increased oversight
• streamlined sub table entry
• various enrichments to the Vendor Gateway for improved accountability, contract analytics, request management and contract management
• an even more unified and transparent electronic signature software.

Intuitive record creation wizard

With Contract Insight 17.7.1, users can create records for contracts, requests, vendors and bids.  A setting that can be easily configured by system administrators provides users with an intuitive, step-by-step and wizard-based approach for adding records.  This record creation wizard makes for a more straightforward, more engaging, more compartmentalised and potentially more accurate process – guiding users through a smooth and seamless data entry session.

Easier file/attachment management

Contract Insight users don’t need to worry about renaming files uploaded to their software systems.  They can do this straight from their record details page.

Each file uploaded to Contract Insight is equipped with its very own document toolbox – complete with an assortment of helpful document utilities.  The ‘manage’ utility provides users with various fields to manage their files’ or attachments’ information.

For demonstrational purposes, we will update the name of the file highlighted above to denote that it has been electronically signed. To do this, we will use the ‘manage’ document utility – also highlighted above.

Once the edit is made and saved, the file’s name will be officially changed – straight from the record page to which it is attached.

Better contract management reporting oversight

Contract Insight® users can enjoy heightened governance and oversight over the contract management software reports that they manage.

A comprehensive yet easy-to-understand reporting history page logs instances of a report being viewed, as well as when configuration updates have been made to that report.  As such, report managers can stay abreast of interactions with and changes made to their reports.  As seen below, the history is complete with names, locations, events, event dates and employee ID.

Streamlined contract record sub table entry

For the rapid and automated entry of items, item catalogues and line items, Contract Insight equips users with the ability to easily select sub table items, quantities, types, varieties and more from a pre-approved dropdown list.  In one entry, users can enter the required details of an item or set of items.

A robust, user-friendly and integrated Vendor Gateway

In the wake of COVID-19 – and as the industry continues to embrace AI-based contract management – enjoy a myriad of integrations between the Contract Insight Core system and the CobbleStone Vendor Gateway for improved web-enabled communication, collaboration, contract management, request management, oversight, accountability, authentication and contract analytics.

Leverage system dashboards on the Vendor Gateway

The release of CobbleStone Software’s Contract Insight® version 17.3.1 in 2019 marked the arrival of Dashboard Launchpads for an enhanced user experience on core CobbleStone systems.  17.7.1 expands this functionality to the Vendor Gateway to streamline and diversify various tasks for fully digital collaboration, communication, contract management, vendor management, procurement and eSourcing.  Visually engaging and easy-to-use dashboard launchpad buttons can be configured to take vendor/client users to crucial areas of their systems with the click of a button.

Streamline record creation on the Vendor Gateway

Vendors users can create request records from existing contracts and requests – straight from the Vendor Gateway. Once configured for each record type, this helpful feature makes for a more centralised and expedited contract creation process and request creation between the core system and the Vendor Gateway.

Expedite sub table management on the Vendor Gateway

Vendor users utilizing the Contract Insight Vendor Gateway can bulk add sub table data for a streamlined process!

Once configured, users can easily add sub table data to record pages on the vendor gateway.

Advanced configuration options also allow CobbleStone Software administrators to determine whether or not to lock specific fields for editing – promoting secure and permissions-based sub table functionality for contract management, vendor management, procurement, sourcing, and more!

Diversified authentication methods on the Vendor Gateway

Single Sign-On (SSO) options are available on CobbleStone’s Vendor Gateway.

For diversified internet SSO-based communication of identities between organisations, Contract Insightoffers SAML 2.0 Authentication with support for multiple active IDP certificates on the Vendor Gateway.  

Leverage a more secure and accessible authentication process, and protect your organisation’s login credentials and sensitive data on the Vendor Gateway.

Unified and transparent electronic signatures

Contract Insight’s celebrated electronic signature software – IntelliSign℠ – offers quick and easy access to valuable signature status information.  All a user needs to do is view the status report attached to their electronic signature record.

In addition, electronic signature records feature convenient links to relevant contract records, request records, and sourcing records for unified and centralised contract management and electronic signature processes.

Get Started with Contract Insight 17.7.1

Contract management, legal, sourcing, and procurement professionals need to be stocked with the tools to succeed.  Get started with Contract Insight 17.7.1 to access exciting new features and enhancements for source-to-contract management prosperity!  Contact us today to see Contract Insight’s 17.7.1 new functionality and to review licensing options. 

Contract Insight from Four

Contract Insight is a cloud-hosted (SaaS) or deployed (on-premise) contract management solution.  The acclaimed platform is trusted by thousands of professionals for their contract management, legal document management, procurement and sourcing needs.  Used by many Fortune 500 companies, Contract Insight gives you real time visibility into your contracts. It doesn’t just shore up your security; it will help you meet contract compliance regulations, centralise your contract management and improve your overall contract administration process.

For more information, contact John O’Brien, CEO at Four Business Solutions, global business consultants and software integrators providing business processes improvements in Finance, Supply Chain and Operations, across a broad range of industries.