Add signatories in self-served contract request

Add signatories to a self-served contract request when the contract is generated from a template configured with signature blocks.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cm_core.contract_fulfiller or sn_cm_core.contract_user

Procedure

Navigate to your workspace.
Open a contract request assigned to you or one for which you are a collaborator.
In the Signatories tab, select Add.
On the Add Signatory form, indicate whether you are configuring an internal or external signatory by selecting Internal or External.

[Omitted image "cmpro-add-sign.png"] Alt text: Add Signatory form showing Internal and External signatory options.
Configure the signatories.

Option	Steps
Internal	In the Internal Signer field, enter the name of the signer. The Authorized signatory name, Signatory, and Signatory email fields are automatically populated. In the Signatory order field, enter the order in which the contract is sent to signers for an e-signature. Contracts are sent starting with the signatory assigned the lowest number. Note: You can assign the same signing order to multiple signatories when you want them to sign the contract simultaneously. Signatories with the same signing order receive signature requests at the same time. In the Signatory Role field, select the role for the signatory. Note: The field is enabled only for Docusign electronic signature. For wet signature and offline signature, the field is inactive and the default value is set to Signer. The Signatory Role field is visible only 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. Select Add.
External	In the Authorized signatory name field, enter the external signer's name. In the Signatory field, enter the external signer's title. In the Signatory email field, enter the external signer's email address. In the Signatory order field, enter the order in which the contract is sent to signers for an e-signature. Contracts are sent starting with the signatory assigned the lowest number. Note: You can assign the same signing order to multiple signatories when you want them to sign the contract simultaneously. Signatories with the same signing order receive signature requests at the same time. In the Signatory Role field, select the role for the signatory. Note: The field is enabled only for Docusign electronic signature. For wet signature and offline signature, the field is inactive and the default value is set to Signer. The Signatory Role field is visible only 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. Select Add.

Option

Steps

Internal

In the Internal Signer field, enter the name of the signer.

The Authorized signatory name, Signatory, and Signatory email fields are automatically populated.

In the Signatory order field, enter the order in which the contract is sent to signers for an e-signature. Contracts are sent starting with the signatory assigned the lowest number.

Note: You can assign the same signing order to multiple signatories when you want them to sign the contract simultaneously. Signatories with the same signing order receive signature requests at the same time.

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

Note: The field is enabled only for Docusign electronic signature. For wet signature and offline signature, the field is inactive and the default value is set to Signer.

The Signatory Role field is visible only 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.

Select Add.

External

In the Authorized signatory name field, enter the external signer's name.
In the Signatory field, enter the external signer's title.
In the Signatory email field, enter the external signer's email address.
In the Signatory order field, enter the order in which the contract is sent to signers for an e-signature. Contracts are sent starting with the signatory assigned the lowest number.

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

Note: The field is enabled only for Docusign electronic signature. For wet signature and offline signature, the field is inactive and the default value is set to Signer.

The Signatory Role field is visible only 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.

Select Add.

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title	Add signatories in self-served contract request
description	Add signatories to a self-served contract request when the contract is generated from a template configured with signature blocks.
locale	en-US
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release	australia
product	Contract Management Pro
classification	contract-management-pro
topic_type	task
last_updated	2026-09-10
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