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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Enable electronic signature for approval

Enabling electronic signatures for approval. Electronic signatures are helpful if you must obtain a digital signature for compliance or auditing purposes.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

You can activate the Approval with e-signature plugin to require that users type in a user name and password when reviewing and approving documents.

The digital signature is not tracked or stored in the document record. Users must simply type in a user name and password after clicking the Approve or Reject button.

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Approver Authentication

After activating the Approval with E-Signature plugin, ensure that a row in the e-signature registry table is created for the dms_document_revision table.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > System Definition > e-Signature Registry.

  2. Check if dms_document_revision is already listed and Enabled is set to true.

  3. If not listed, click New.

  4. In Table name, select Document Revision.

  5. Select Enabled.

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e-Signature Registry
  1. Click Submit.

Parent Topic:Create a document