Term Definitions

A Participant Group is a collection of one or more signers where one signer can sign on behalf of all of the others. However, note that using a Participant Group means the signature process must be completed in a certain order. See Participant Group Usage Example for more information.

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Example: If John, Paul, George, and Ringo are in a Participant Group, only one of them must sign the document(s) before the workflow can proceed to the next stage.

A Group Set is a collection of individual signers and Group Sets of signers. Group Sets are unique in that they allow for parallel signing, so individual signers and members of Group Sets can sign documents without affecting the workflow of the other. See Group Set Usage Example for more information.

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Example: George, Elaine, and Jerry are in a Group Set in a workflow containing the group as well as two individual signers, Frank and Estelle. Any one of George, Elaine, or Jerry can sign the document on behalf of the Participant Group. However, since the Group Set also includes Frank and Estelle as individual signers, they must both sign the document before it is considered complete.