Contracts and contract items can only be deleted after all approved changes and billed amounts have been removed:

1. Void all invoices for the applicable contract or contract items. For more information, see article DocLink: How do I void an invoice in Accounts Receivable?
2. Reverse all change orders applied to the applicable contract or contract items:
   • If you use Project Management for change management, see article DocLink: How do I delete or void a change order in Project Management?
   • If you use Contracts for change management, see article DocLink: How do I correct, edit or delete an approved change order in Contracts?

Unapprove the contract items:

For more information, see article DocLink: How do I unapprove a contract item that has no change orders, billings, or payments / cash receipts?

Use the Delete command to delete an existing contract or contract item, as follows:

1. In the Contracts application, open the active contract.
2. Select the contract or contract item you want to delete.
3. From the Edit menu, select Delete. If you cannot delete the contract or contract item, a message window displays with the reason. Click OK to finish.
4. At the warning message: The selected [contract/contract item] will be permanently deleted if you continue. Do you want to continue? Click Yes to finish deleting or click No to cancel the deletion.
   Notes: When you delete a contract item, any change orders entered in the Contract application that are linked to the contract item are also deleted. Project Management change orders are not deleted and must be unlinked per the article above prior to deleting the contract item.