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Define an internal signatory rule

Define an internal signatory rule to map signatories to a template using signatory mappings.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cm_core.contract_admin and sn_cm_core.contract_config

About this task

If you want the variables related to a contract request to be available in the condition builder, add the contract request reference to your application table. For more information, see Enable contract request fields in condition builders

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Contracts Core > Contracts Administration > Internal Signatory Rules.

  2. Select New.

  3. On the form, fill in the fields.

FieldDescription
NameDisplay name of the internal signatory rule.
TemplateTemplate selected from the active and published templates list.
TableTable that is associated with the selected template. The field is auto-populated when the template is selected.
DescriptionDescription of the internal signatory rule.
ActiveOption to indicate that the signatory rule is active and available for use.
OrderOrder in which the signatory rule is used.
Applies toConditions under which the internal signatory rule is selected. For example, if you select an assignment group and configure a user as signatory, that user will be the internal signatory for contract requests that include the selected assignment group.
  1. Right-click the form header and select Save.
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Internal signatory rule with signer mapping
  1. In the Signers Mappings section, select New.

    1. In the Participant field, select a participant.

      Note: If signature blocks are configured for the contract template, this field isn't available.

    2. In the Signer field, select a user from the list.

    3. In the Role field, select the role for the signatory.

      Note: The Role field is visible for signature block-based contract templates only and when the sn_cm_core.enable_docusign_signature_roles system property is set to true. To enable this property, see Enable signatory roles. For more information about signatory roles, see Signatory roles.

    4. Select Submit.

  2. Select Update.

    Note: When more than one internal signatory rule is applicable, the signatory rule with the lowest order is considered.

Result

An internal signatory rule is created to map a user as an internal signatory for the corresponding contract template.

Note: During signatory assignment for contract based on own paper, the Internal Signatory rule takes precedence.

  • A user from Signers mappings is picked as a signatory.
  • For contract templates configured with participants, when a participant does not meet the Internal Signatory rule criteria, a signatory is picked from the user field mapping of the participant list in the template.
  • While creating the signer task for an internal user, check whether the user's legal name is available in the user's employee profile. If no value is provided in the Legal Name field, use the user name from the Users [sys_user] table. For more information, see Employee Profile form.
  • When no data is found, an empty signatory record is created that can update with the correct signatory details.

What to do next

For information about signatory role types and their behavior across signature types, see Signatory roles.