Configure an e-signature provider for legal contracts

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title: Configure an e-signature provider for legal contracts
description: Configure an electronic signature provider to enable users to sign contract documents electronically.
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product: Legal Simple Contracts
classification: legal-simple-contracts
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Configure an e-signature provider for legal contracts

Configure an electronic signature provider to enable users to sign contract documents electronically.

## Before you begin

Ensure that the administrator has installed and set up spokes in Integration Hub for the electronic signature providers that you want to configure.

-   **[Adobe Sign spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/adobe-sign-spoke.md) spoke v2.5.1 or later version**

    For more information on the setup and synchronizing the Adobe Acrobat Sign group, see [Synchronize Adobe Acrobat Sign group with ServiceNow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-adobe-sign.md).

-   **[DocuSign spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/docusign-spoke.md) spoke v2.2.0 or later version**

    For more information on the setup and creating the Docusign account, see [Set up Docusign eSignature spoke using authorization code grant](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/setup-docusign-authorization-code.md).


Role required: sn\_lg\_ops.request\_config or sn\_lg\_contracts.contracts\_config or sn\_lg\_matter.matter\_config

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Legal Administration** > **Legal Integrations** > **Integrations**.

2.  Create or modify an external app configuration.

    -   To create an external app configuration, click **New**.
    -   To modify an existing external app configuration, open the external app configuration from the list.
3.  On the Integration Type page, click the **Electronic Signature** link.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

<table id="table_contract_request_form"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Name of the external app configuration.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Description of the external app configuration.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Active

</td><td>

Option for marking the external app configuration as active.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Table

</td><td>

Table in which the contracts data is stored.Select the **General Contract Support \[sn\_lg\_ops\_general\_contract\_support\]** table.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Condition

</td><td>

Filter conditions to determine which integration account to use.For example, say you've already set up the Docusign electronic signature account and want only NDA contracts to use that account for signatures, you can define the condition as follows:

 **\[Category\]** **\[is\]** **\[NDA\]** and then select the Docusign in the **Integration provider** and its associated account in **Account**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Execution order

</td><td>

Order in which an integration account is used for electronic signature of contract documents. Integration account with the lower-order value is chosen first.

</td></tr><tr><td>

App

</td><td>

Electronic signature provider such as Adobe Acrobat Sign or Docusign.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Account

</td><td>

Account number associated with the electronic signature provider.This field appears only when **Docusign** is selected from **Integration provider**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Group

</td><td>

Group associated with the electronic signature provider.This field appears only when **Adobe Acrobat Sign** is selected from **Integration provider**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Attributes

</td><td>

Additional configuration items based on your electronic signature provider. Provide the following details:**Host Url**: Add the URL of the selected electronic signature provider that enables you to finalize or update the contract document before sending them to signatories. For example, use Web UI URL for **Adobe Acrobat Sign** or use **Docusign** UI for DocuSign.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Save the external app configuration.

    -   Save a new external app configuration by clicking **Submit**.
    -   Save the changes to an existing external app configuration by clicking **Update**.
    The external app configuration is saved.

6.  Click **Publish**.


## Result

The configuration of the e-signature app is published and is ready to be used for the electronic signing of contract documents.