An AI contract hierarchy mapping agent reads references inside each document, such as 'under the Master Agreement dated [date]', and connects children to their parent.
The agent collects an agreement family's files.
It links orders, SOWs and amendments to their master.
Precedence rules are read and ranked.
A tree of the family is drawn with dates.
The contract owner confirms the links and order.
The tree is stored so later checks inherit terms.
It builds a tree per vendor showing the base agreement, schedules, orders and amendments in date order.
It records the precedence clause and flags orphans, meaning documents that refer to a parent the repository does not hold.
Contracts rarely stand alone. A single supplier relationship can involve a dozen documents that depend on each other, yet repositories often store them as a flat list.
Nothing shows which order belongs under which agreement.
An order form may reference an MSA that was never filed.
Without the tree, nobody knows which document wins in a conflict.
Changes get applied to the wrong base.
The vendor name on the child differs from the parent.
Extract phrases that name another agreement, its date or its title.
Link each reference to a document in the repository, using vendor, date and title.
Arrange parents, schedules, orders and amendments in order for each vendor.
Capture which document governs on conflicts, from the precedence clause.
List orphans, duplicate parents and references that match nothing.
Bring a small sample and watch Flo work through it.
| Aspect | By hand | With the agent |
|---|---|---|
| Finding children | People search email for linked documents. | Linked documents are found by reference and parties. |
| Precedence | Which term wins is unclear. | Precedence rules are extracted and shown in order. |
| Orphans | Standalone orders have no known parent. | Orphaned documents are listed. |
| Inheritance | Terms are checked document by document. | Child documents inherit the parent terms for checks. |
| View | The family exists only in someone's head. | The tree gives one view with dates and statuses. |
| If | Then | Who decides |
|---|---|---|
| a document cites a parent agreement by name and date | link it to that parent | Contract administrator |
| two possible parents match | show both and ask the owner to pick | Contract owner |
| no parent can be found | list as an orphan | Procurement lead |
| a newer master replaces an older one | show the supersession and which children moved | Legal counsel |
| a child conflicts with its parent | flag the clause pair | Legal counsel |
| a parent has expired but children continue | flag the gap | Contract owner |
The parent was renewed under a new title. The agent proposes the link by parties and dates, and an administrator confirms.
Several affiliates order under one master. The agent maps each entity and the owner confirms eligibility.
An order refers to terms never signed. The agent flags the missing parent for legal to resolve.
Two documents cite each other. The agent reports the loop and legal decides which governs.
Talk it through with the team. We will map it to your steps and show where a person stays in control.
Map families where many orders exist.
Review documents with no parent.
Pass parent terms to order reviews.
Place every new document in its family.
This shows how well the repository reflects real relationships. Unlinked documents point to gaps or filing problems.
Quick answers to what people ask most about contract hierarchy mapping.
Book a demoIt is the arrangement of related agreements into a parent and child structure, so that each order, schedule and amendment sits under the agreement it depends on.
Terms in a child document often depend on the parent. Without the link, people read an order form without the rules that govern it.
It is a document that refers to a parent agreement the repository does not hold, or that cannot be matched to one.
No. It records what the precedence clause says. If wording is unclear, a person decides.
Contract classification is the labelling of each agreement by type, such as NDA, MSA, SOW, order form or amendment, and by business category and risk tier.
→Contract signature routing is the process of deciding who must sign an agreement, in what order, and sending it to them with the right pre-checks complete.
→Contract metadata extraction is the capture of structured facts from an agreement, such as parties, effective date, term, renewal type, notice period, value and governing law.
→A contract repository is the central store where executed agreements, amendments and related records are kept and can be found.
→Bring a small sample of real items. We will show what Flo handles on its own and where it hands over to your team.
