Knowledge Base - Smart Flows

Create empty DocuSign Envelope

The Create empty DocuSign Envelope flow block allows the end users to create draft envelopes for Docusign. This flow block is only enabled for advanced flows.

Only email subject is set by default.

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Flow Block Parameters

The dropdown menus below provide all of the flow block's configuration options with detailed information and recommendations to help you configure your flow block.

Flow block customization buttons

You can further customize your flow block's parameters in several ways

  • Linked field icon'.png Users can use linked fields to map data from your data set(s).

  • User editable field icon.png Users can use edit fields to customize the flow block.

  • Delayed Output Icon.png Using delayed output settings to wait for signatures or file names of completed documents.

Flow output

The Flow Output section shows all the output parameters that are available for the block. When checked, the value of the output parameter are presented to the user who is executing the flow. Each setting that composes this output information is described in detail below:

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Index No.

Field name

Description

1

Envelope ID

When checked, the Envelope ID value displays during the flow execution.

2

Envelope status

When checked, the initial status of the envelope displays during the flow execution. For more information, refer to DocuSign statuses.

3

Latest status change

When checked, the date and time of the latest status change displays for the user during the flow execution.

Basic settings

The Basic settings section allows you to select a connector for which you are creating the DocuSign envelope.

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Field name

Description

Connector

The envelope will be created in the DocuSign account configured in the selected connector. When no connector is selected, the default DocuSign connector will be used.

E-mail settings

The E-mail settings section allows you to send a common subject and message to all the signers.

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Index No.

Field name

Description

1

Subject

The Subject field allows users to replace the default Docusign email subject.

2

Blurb

Fills in the body of the email.

DocuSign settings

The DocuSign settings allows you provide or select a Brand ID while creating the envelope.

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Field name

Description

Brand ID

Select or provide the Brand ID to the envelope.

Notification settings

The Notification settings section allows you to set reminders for specific envelope events that are sent to signers. You can also set an expiration time for each envelope.

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Index No.

Field name

Description

1

Use account default

Check this option to use the default notification settings from the DocuSign account.

If you check this option, the other two options are no longer applicable and are disabled.

2

Enable reminder settings

Check this option to send reminders to the signers along with the following two options:

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  • Delay (in days) - You can set the number of days for the reminders after sending out the envelope to the signers.

  • Frequency (in days) - You can set the reminder intervals, for e.g. every 3 days a reminder is sent to the signer for completing the action.

In case if these fields are left blank, then the flow considers the values mentioned in the respective DocuSign connector server.

3

Enable expiration settings

Check this option to set up envelope expiration time along with the following options:

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  • Expire after (in days) - Specifies the expiration time of the envelope in days

  • Warn before expiration (in days) - Enables a warning which is sent 'x' days before expiration.