After a service contract is approved, it needs to be signed. The person who creates the contact gets a notification to sign the contact once all the approvals are completed. A service contact can be singed from the contact Launchpad and once signed the status of the contract changes to Active.
To sign a contact,  navigate to Contract Administration, and then select Launchpad. The Launchpad appears.

1. In the Inbox region, click Find. The Inbox Find window appears.
2. From the Select Notification Type list, select Contract Requiring Signature
3. Select Find. The Inbox is refreshed with contracts that require a signature.
4. Highlight the contract you would like to sign.
5. Select Respond. A worklist page appears within a new browser window. You can either sign, not sign, reassign, or request additional information. You may add a note to the Response region.
6. Select Yes.
The Worklist summary appears. The message indicates, Contract has been Signed.