Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for searching one or more business objects and presenting the results organized by business object. According to one embodiment, searching one or more business objects can comprise receiving a set of criteria for searching the business objects. A search can be performed for one or more documents associated with each of the business objects based on the criteria for searching the business objects. A first view of results of said searching organized by business object can be presented. The first view of the results of said searching can comprise, for example, a list of contracts having one or more associated documents with content matching the search criteria. Additional views of the search results providing additional details of the results can be present based on user selections.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of authoring a contract may include steps of providing a database that includes a plurality of selectable contract clauses and a plurality of selectable contract templates, each of the plurality of contract templates including a plurality of rules, each of the plurality of rules being configured to incorporate at least one selected contract clause into the contract to be authored depending upon an evaluation of the rule. The user may then be required to select a contract template from among a plurality of contract templates and each of the plurality of rules in the selected contract template may then be evaluated, along with any global rules that may be present. User responses may then be received when one or more of the rules in the selected contract template includes question(s) requiring a response by the user.