Find a contract
Contracts opens on a grid of every contract you can open in this workspace. A contract in another workspace never appears. The heading is Contracts and the primary button is New contract.
Search
Section titled “Search”Search contracts sits in the toolbar. The placeholder is “Search by contract name, counterparty or file text”. Typing waits a moment, then the address keeps the term as q. Escape clears the box. Clear search does the same.
Crimple matches the contract name, a counterparty name, text read from the current file, and the plain text of a note. A note match shows Note · and then the matching words. A file match puts a muted line under the name: the file name, then a short piece of the file with the matched words marked. Above the table, a line says 12 contracts match "acme". One match says 1 contract matches "acme".
Only the current version of a primary file counts. Until a new version has been read, the previous text still matches. A supporting file’s text leaves search when the file is removed.
With nothing to show, the grid says “No contracts yet.” and “Create a contract to see it here.” A search with no matches says No contracts match "term". Filters as well say No contracts match "term" with these filters.
Sort and pages
Section titled “Sort and pages”Choose a column heading to sort. Choose it again to reverse the order. Only one column is sorted at a time. The default is Last modified, newest first. Choosing a new column starts with the lowest value first.
The grid shows 25 rows at a time. When there is another page, a line such as “Showing 1–25 of 132” sits on the left, and Previous and Next sit on the right.
Default columns
Section titled “Default columns”Contract name, Contract type, Counterparties, Status, Owners, Key dates, Created, and Last modified. An empty cell shows “—”. Contract name is a link. Clicking the rest of the row opens the same contract.
Counterparties and Owners show the first name, then “+{n}” when there are more. Key dates is the nearest date that is today or later, across Expiry date, Effective date, Signed date, and date custom fields. Notice deadline is not that column. Created and Last modified show the date only, such as 21 Oct 2026.
Expired and Overdue use the destructive colour. Archived is an outline badge. Archived contracts stay hidden until Show archived is on.
While the grid is loading, a screen reader hears “Loading contracts”. If it cannot load, it says “The contracts couldn’t be loaded.” and offers Try again.
Next: filters, columns, saved views, export, and bulk actions.