- Sessions
- 10 March 2026
10 March 2026
This training session covered the eSignature workflow.
We covered the following:
1. Feature Overview
- E-signatures are available to premium subscribers
- Account owner must accept terms and conditions
- Admin users have access by default
- Additional staff access can be enabled through user permissions
- Overview of the E-Signatures page
- View signature requests
- Open draft requests
- Preview documents
- Track request statuses (draft, waiting signature, signed)
- Filter requests by status
2. Creating and Sending eSignature Requests
- Steps to create a new signature request
- Select recipient type:
- Participant
- Staff member
- External contact
- Add documents by:
- Uploading files
- Selecting existing participant documents
- Bundle multiple documents into a single envelope
- Configure signers and signing order
- Add subject and message for the request
- Use note templates for pre-written messages
- Enable automatic reminder emails for unsigned documents
- Note: each signature request costs $1
3. DocuSign Signing Workflow
- Add signature fields, names, initials, and date fields
- Documents are converted to flattened PDFs, so form fields from templates are not interactive
- Send the request for signature
- Recipient workflow:
- Receive email
- Click Review and Sign
- Accept electronic signing
- Adopt, draw, or upload a signature
- Submit signed document
- Adopted signatures can be reused across fields in the same request
4. Managing Signed Documents
- Track document progress:
- Viewed
- Awaiting signature
- Signed
- Download:
- Original document
- Signed version
- Partially signed version
- Use Activity Log to track document history
- Download Audit Trail for signature verification (useful for NDIA/LAC requirements)
- Signed documents automatically appear in the participant’s profile
5. Using Participant Records with eSignatures
- Create participant records from signed documents
- Select record type (e.g., service agreement)
- Attach existing documents or generated forms
- Upload external documents such as NDIA consent forms
- Generate forms from participant templates
- Convert documents into records before sending for signature
- Send multiple record documents together in one signature envelope
- Completed documents update the participant record status automatically
6. Reports and Compliance Tracking
- Use the Participant Records Report to monitor documentation compliance
- Identify:
- Missing records
- Expired records
- Records awaiting signatures
- Filter by:
- Record type
- Status
- Primary coordinator
- Participant
For more information, check out the following User Guides: