Are you configuring required custom fields? Do these need to be in the load template? If not, what happens when someone amends the contract? Will they need to fill in these fields? There are only certain Ariba required fields. Make sure you assemble all of the data and documents for the workspace before you do the load. Unlike the supplier load, which can be run multiple times adding and correcting data, the legacy load can only be run once for each contract. If you want tasks, particularly approvals associated with amendments, you should make sure that the legacy load template has your process embedded. The template you use in your load will have the tasks (like for amendments), documents and team members that will typically last for the duration of the contract's life. This last is available either from your deployment project manager or technical support. zip file with the 4 files you need for the load: contract data, documents, team members and then the load parameters.

Tools: There is a manual in the Help section under Administration that covers Contract Import. Ah, there is so much to this question!!! Ok, let me see if I can get most of it out:

Contract management in ariba