Contract 26.7 Release Notes

This is a preview of the upcoming release. General release is available starting 07-SEP-2026.

*Updated 14-AUG-2026

• *Organization-level master agreements – Contract now supports master agreements at the organization level to establish overarching terms, conditions, or pricing arrangements between the organization and a supplier. Project master agreements can then reference an organization master agreement. Read more

  Configuration settings

  The Organization Master agreement field has been added to the Contract configurations (organization Settings > Contract > Contracts > Contract configurations). You must add the contract type as an organization master agreement before you can set up the organization master agreement contract type.

  

  You configure the organization master agreement contract type on the organization Settings > Contract > Configurations > Organization master agreement type configuration setup page. The configuration is like the project-level configuration where you can define options for the master agreement types, the required fields, and supporting documents placeholders.

  

  The Associated master agreement types field on the Organization master agreement type configuration set up page lets you assign project master agreement types to the organization master agreements. Only the assigned project master agreement types can be associated to the organization master agreement. Contracts can then reference the project master agreement; they cannot be directly associated to the organization master agreement.

  You can configure workflow for a master agreement on the organization Settings > Workflow assignments > Contract approval setup tab.

  Project master agreement configuration

  When a contract type is configured as a project master agreement in the Contract type configuration (organization Settings > Contract > Configurations> Contract type configuration setup), the new Restrict creation to Master agreement association toggle is enabled. Use the setting to specify whether the contract type can only be created through the organization master agreement. When the toggle is set to Yes, project master agreements of this type can only be created through association with an organization master agreement. When the toggle is set to No, project master agreements of this type do not have to be associated with an organization master agreement.

  Create an organization master agreement

  You can view, add, and edit organization master agreements from the Master agreements register (Organization > Contract > Master agreement). You can also use the import and export feature to work from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and import it into Contract. The Download purchase order template function is also available.

  

  The master agreement details functions like the project-level master agreement details. The Additional details section includes the Market types section, which lets you specify whether the master agreement is in all market types. When you set the Available for use in all projects toggle to Yes, the organization master agreement is available to projects in all markets. If it is set to No, you can select the markets where the master agreement will be available in projects. If you select no markets, the master agreement will be available only to projects with no markets defined.

  

  The banner that shows across all Master agreements pages includes the following totals:

  • Current value – The sum of line items net price of the organization master agreement

  • Associations value – The sum of current value of all associated project master agreements

  • Received to date value – The sum of Received to date values of all associated project master agreements

  • Invoiced to date – The sum of Invoiced to date values of all associated project master agreements

  • Paid to date – The sum of Paid to date values of all associated project master agreements

  • Retained to date – The sum of Retained to date values of all associated project master agreements

  • Released to date – The sum of Released to date values of all associated Project master agreements

  Master agreement line items

  The Line items tab includes the same features and drill-down views as the project-level master agreements, including the placeholder 0000 line item. Projects can build their project master agreements to reference this organization line item when the contract does not reference a specific line item.

  When a line item includes specific pricing, the pricing can be included in a contract line item.

  Workflow

  After you have configured workflow assignments in the organization settings, you can configure workflow for contract approval, vendor change order approval, and document approval.

  Reference an organziation-level master agreement

  To reference an organization-level master agreement in a contract, you must first create a project-level master agreement against the organization agreement. The Add from organization master agreement option has been added to the project-level Master agreements page Add master agreement icon.

  

  To add a project master agreement that references the organization agreement, click the Add master agreement icon on the project Master agreements page, and then select the Add from organization master agreement option. You can then select the Organization master agreement ID in the Organization master agreement ID and other contract information. The Type field lists the master agreement types from the Associated master agreement types in the Organization master agreement type configuration setup page.

  After the project-level master agreement is added, the organization-level master agreement is added to the Reference section of the project-level master agreement Header page. The project-level master agreement is added to the Associations tab of the organization master agreement.

• Locked WBS restrictions – Users can no longer submit contract claims, payment forms, accruals, and goods receipt against a schedule of value or line item that has a WBS that is locked in InEight Control. The restriction applies to dialog boxes, imports, and slide-out panels. Read more

  A yellow warning icon shows in the WBS code column on all Line item and Schedule of values registers when the WBS is locked in Control.

  

  When you submit a contract claim, payment form, accrual, or goods receipt that has a WBS with a yellow warning icon, an error message shows, and the submission is not allowed to finish. If your system is set up for payment form auto submission after approval, the auto submission fails if the WBS is locked.

• Payment form retention cautions and warnings – The payment forms Line items register now shows a yellow caution icon on lines that have a retention release value that exceeds the line item retention but remains within the total retention retained and the amount remaining to be released. Previously, a red warning icon showed on all lines when the total retention released exceeded what had been the amount retained to date, even on lines without retention release values. Read more

  The register now shows a red warning icon only when the total retention release amount exceeds the total retained and available to be released remaining for the contract. When the red warning shows, you cannot submit or progress through a workflow.

  The yellow caution icon serves as a reminder that the retention released amount might exceed the amount retained on an individual line item but does not exceed the total retention available to be released for the contract. It does not prevent you from submitting or progressing a workflow.

• Project values added to contract details – You can now assign project values that were established by your organization or project to be used for tracking purposes. A Project values section, like the section in InEight Plan has been added to the Additional details section of the Header page. Read more

  

  The Project values section shows the project values configured for the project. For each project value, you can select a value from the drop-down list. Each field has a Settings icon that takes you to the Project > Project values page. If you have the applicable permission, you can add project values or change the status of existing project values. For more information about project values and assigned project values, see the InEight Platform knowledge library topics.

• Invoice type conversion – You can now switch the invoice type between a standard invoice and a retention release invoice prior to associating the invoice to a payment form or payment claim. This lets you correct the invoice type without deleting the invoice and adding a new one. You must have the permission Edit retention release to edit the invoice type. Read more

  Switching from a standard invoice to a retention release invoice and the reverse can affect the available tax types. When you switch between invoice types, taxes are cleared, and you must add the applicable tax values.

• Download file or link from Edit invoice dialog box – All Edit invoice dialog boxes now include a downloadable File/Link field, making it easier to access and redownload invoice files when needed. Previously, you could not open the file or link from the dialog box.

• WBS column in Schedule of values pages – The WBS column has been added to the Payment claims and Payment forms Schedule of values tabs, so you can quickly see the WBS code of the associated line items.

• Payment claim ID column in Invoices tab – The Payment claim ID column has been added to the project-level and payment form Invoice tabs, so you can quickly see if the invoice is associated with a payment claim.

• Line item Budget and commitment section updates – The Committed total costs and Pending VCO commitment columns and drill-down views have been added to the Line items register and the Budget and commitment drill down view. Read more

  The Committed total costs column shows the sum of all the contracts Current value of the line item’s WBS code across the project.

  The Pending VCO commitments column shows the sum of the WBS across the entire project of all unexecuted vendor change orders.

  The columns have also been added to the import templates.

  Collection table tags have been added for Committed total and Pending VCO to the Cost item and Parent cost item tables.

• Vendor change order Line items page Budget and commitment section – The Budget and commitment section has been added to the Vendor change order Line items page, so you can quickly view budget information without having to go back to the contract. The addition includes the Committed total costs and Pending VCO commitment columns. The section has also been added to the import templates.

• Associated change items warning – A yellow warning icon now shows on the Associated change items section of the Vendor change order Details page when the line item net price adjustments do not match the sum of the contributed value.

• Long description tags – Collection table tags have been added for the Long description fields on the Vendor change order Line items details and Payment forms Line items details pages.