Delegation/Out of office in Signeasy

Delegation in Signeasy allows you to assign a team member to sign documents on your behalf when you're out of office. This ensures that signature requests don’t pile up and your workflows continue without interruption.

This feature is ideal for vacations, planned leaves, or any period of unavailability.


Why Use Delegation

When you’re unavailable, pending signature requests can delay agreements and impact business operations. Delegation helps you:

  • Keep document workflows moving

  • Avoid delays due to unavailability

  • Ensure timely completion of agreements

  • Maintain visibility and accountability


Key Requirements

  • Delegation is a team feature

  • You can only delegate to members within your organisation

  • The delegate must already be a Signeasy user in your team

  • Available on Business Pro and above plans


How to Set Up Delegation

Follow these steps to enable delegation:

  1. Go to your Signeasy Home screen

  2. Click on your Profile

  3. Navigate to Account & Settings

  4. From the left menu, select Manage Teams

  5. Scroll to Out of Office Delegation

  6. Click Set up Delegation

Configure Delegation

  1. Select a delegate from your team

  2. Set the start date and end date for your absence

  3. (Optional) Enable email notification to inform your delegate

  4. Click Activate Delegation


What Happens Next

  • Your delegate receives an email notification informing them of the assignment

  • This ensures they are aware and prepared


How Delegation Works

  • During the selected dates, all signature requests assigned to you are automatically routed to your delegate

  • The delegate can view these documents in their document list

  • They can sign on your behalf

Audit Trail Transparency

Every delegated signature is clearly recorded:

  • The audit trail indicates that the document was signed by the delegate on your behalf

Below is a video tutorial for delegating signing to a team member in Signeasy.

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