How
to create a simple digital signing workflow in SigningHub
Overview
SigningHub has
been designed to make the sharing and digitally signing of documents
quick and easy.
SigningHub
provides two types of digital signatures:
Advanced
Electronic signatures are a subset of digital signatures that are
governed under the South African ECT Act.
Digital
signatures and Advanced Electronic signatures carry high trust and is
considered to be very reliable signatures. These types of signatures
are good for signing sensitive documents like legal contracts.
A digital
signature and an Advanced Electronic signature are applied in the
same way. The difference is the account type that the User was
enrolled for when they were enrolled on SigningHub.
SigningHub users
can be registered for either a digital signature or an Advanced
Electronic signature. For more information, contact
info@lawtrust.co.za.
Prerequisites
In order to set
up a simple workflow as described below, the user must have been
registered for a digital signing account on SigningHub.
Workflow
Creating
a digital signing workflow
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Step
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1
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Log into
SigningHub at web.signinghub.co.za.
The credentials
to log into SigningHub will have been created during the enrolment
process.

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2
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Start a new
workflow on SigningHub by clicking on the New
Workflow button.

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3
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Upload the
document that requires the electronic signature.

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4
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Add the signer to
the workflow.

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Click the Next
button.

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6
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Add a digital
signature block to the document by selecting Digital
Signature from the toolbar on the
right. Drag the digital signature block to the document.

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7
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Finalize the
electronic signing workflow by clicking the Finish
button.

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SigningHub will
now send an email with a link to the document to the Signer. The
Signer can open the document by clicking on the View
Document link in the email.
Please note –
The Signer will be required to log into SigningHub with their
credentials that they created during the enrolment process.

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Automate this workflow
Automating digital signing workflows with SigningHub's Application Programming Interface is easy.
For more information see the sample code.