Contract Management Overview – GoldFinch Clientcare

Understand the contract administration capabilities available through Salesforce and GoldFinch, and when you need an additional CLM product.

Overview

GoldFinch operates natively on the Salesforce Platform. Organizations can use Salesforce records, files, security, reporting, activities, and configurable automation to maintain contract information and connect contracts with GoldFinch operational and accounting transactions.

This approach supports contract administration and financial tracking. It does not by itself provide every function of a specialized legal Contract Lifecycle Management system. Advanced drafting, clause management, collaborative redlining, electronic signature, and automated legal compliance review may require Salesforce Revenue Cloud or an integrated third-party application.

Capability	Classification	How it is provided
Contract record	Standard or configurable	Use Salesforce Contract records or a configured contract record model.
Documents	Standard	Store agreements and supporting documents with Salesforce Files.
Approvals	Configurable	Use Salesforce Flow or approval functionality based on the customer's process.
Alerts	Configurable	Use dates, tasks, scheduled Flow and email notifications.
Financial activity	GoldFinch plus configuration	Relate contracts to sales, purchasing, projects, subscriptions, and accounting transactions.
Legal CLM	Integration or additional license	Use Salesforce Revenue Cloud CLM or another CLM application when you need advanced legal functionality.

Typical contract lifecycle

Create the contract record and identify the parties, owner, department, and contract type.
Upload the draft or executed agreement and related documents.
Route the record for required business, financial, and legal approvals.
Record the effective date, expiration date, renewal terms, value, and obligations.
Monitor milestones, invoices, payments, commitments, and renewal dates.
Record amendments without removing the original agreement or its history.
Complete the close-out process and retain the record according to policy.

Important limitations

Availability depends on the customer's Salesforce licenses, configuration, and permissions. Test a configured process before use. GoldFinch does not provide legal advice and does not determine whether an electronic signature, approval, or retention process satisfies a specific law or contractual requirement.

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