Signature

Purpose

Collect client graphic signatures. Signatures are embedded into the signed document in a way that it associate the signature with the signer.

Values & Display

Button text

Override the default button text to pop signature pane.

Append values

A signature controller allows you to combine input ​​from the form to be embedded in the digital stamp.

In this way, you can embed the details of the user such as full name and ID into the signature field in the signed PDF.

Note: The embedded data is not visible on PAD itself. It can only be viewed when clicking on signature pane using Acrobat reader.

Types and Validation

The signature controller includes several options. The default is a graphic signature when a user enters the controller and signs on a touch screen or using a mouse\pointing device. However, signature can be integrated data specific to the form to produce a signature with company information embedded. Also in case signer is an application user, his signature can be automatically retrieved for confirmation

Company Seal	If set to ON, will ask the client to enter the company name, ID and select the company type. Validation of the ID field will be performed according to the standard ID format. The input data of the company name and the identification number will form the background for the graphic signature.
Company name	Company name allows to map input fields (if present and correct) from the form to generate the company stamp automatically.
Company ID	Company number allows to map input fields (if present and correct) from the form to generate the company stamp automatically. Validation of the ID field will be performed according to the standard ID format.
Company Type	Company type allows to map input fields (if present and correct) from the form to generate the company stamp automatically. Valid values “Private” or “Company”.
Company stamp from image	If set to ON, client will be required to upload an image which will be used as a background to graphic signature. The uploaded image will be used as is.
Automatically apply employee signature	With this feature Cellosign can retrieve a private user signature into the signature pad.This feature is available if the user has a private signature in his user details and user is authenticated in a workflow or a bpm process.
Display signature confirmation at the bottom of this page at the PDF page	When applied the signature will be made available for confirmation on all consecutive pages resulting from the HTML page. In case “Display the confirmation also at the page where this signature control will appear” is set to ON it will also be made available for confirmation at the same page where the signature appears as well. Notes: 1. This features requires activation 2. Is available only when form preview is checked and template is an HTML 3. This feature can be included on up to 6 signatures per HTML page

When at least one of the Display signature confirmation options is set to ON, the green confirmation buttons will be shown in the form preview.

It is possible to confirm all the signatures by clicking on the button at the top or at the bottom of the form or confirm them one by one by clicking on the green box with the signature itself.

After the form submission the signatures will be displayed at the bottom of the page according to the selected settings.

Due to the sensitivity of a personal signature, it is recommended to consult a legal advisor of the company in order to validate an automatic signature solution. Cellosign suggests a variety of other alternatives, such as automatic sending to the user for approval and signature.

Template level features

On template options you may find the following options:

Option	What it does
Add browser timestamp to signature field	Applies client browser timestamp onto the signature. default unchecked. The date format displays a time signature according to the browser’s settings, the format changes according to the browser’s language, i.e. an end client that sign in the browser defined in the English (United State) language, the time signature format is American, an end client that executes a signature in the browser In Hebrew or “English (United Kingdom)” the time stamp format is European.
Clone graphic signature for approval	Check this option if your use case requires that client signatures will look the same. This option captures the first signature and use it as a signature for confirmation on the consecutive signature pads.
Initialize controls on form load	This option will made sure that data will be wiped as form is re-loaded. In case “Clean up signatures only” is checked, only client signatures will be cleared on reload