Submission of digital signatures and approvals

Purpose

1. Automate the collection, verification, and archiving of digital signatures for project documents, compliance forms, and contractor approvals in hydraulic engineering workflows.

2. Ensure automatable digital trail for audit, regulatory submission, and client communication, streamlining compliance and accountability.

3. Standardize and automate the approvals process for drawings, calculations, and compliance certificates across distributed project teams.

4. Automator-driven process reduces manual intervention for document routing, approval reminders, and status monitoring.

5. Facilitate automated notification, real-time status tracking, and automate the escalation in case of pending signatures.

Trigger Conditions

1. Document uploaded to DMS or designated project folder.

2. Approval request submitted from design team or project manager.

3. Compliance milestone or regulatory inspection scheduled.

4. Automated workflow initiated by external API call or webhook event from project management tools.

5. Receipt of QA/QC report needing signature or approval.

Platform Variants

1. DocuSign

• API: eSignature REST API — automate envelope creation, signature request, and status callbacks.
  

2. Adobe Acrobat Sign

• API: REST API — automate agreement sending, signature tracking, signer reminders.
  

3. HelloSign (Dropbox Sign)

• API: Signature Request Endpoint — automate signature requests, document retrieval, and status webhooks.
  

4. PandaDoc

• API: Document Sending — automate document creation, automated signatures, and approval flows.
  

5. SignNow

• API: Document Group Invite — automate multiple signature collection, status updates.
  

6. RightSignature

• API: Send Document for Signature — automate document dispatch and tracking.
  

7. SignEasy

• API: POST /v1/signrequests — automate creation of sign requests, automated callback consumption.
  

8. Zoho Sign

• API: Request Signature — automate document sending, reminders, and callback endpoint setup.
  

9. Sertifi

• API: eSign Send — automate eSignature workflow and status automation.
  

10. SignRequest

• API: Signature Request — automate request and tracking of digital approvals.
  

11. AuthentiSign (Lone Wolf)

• API: Submit Signing — automate compliance docs for regulated hydraulic projects.
  

12. eversign

• API: Create Document — automate signature workflow, status, and signer routing.
  

13. OneSpan Sign

• API: Package Creation — automate multiple document packaging and signature tracking.
  

14. AssureSign

• API: Submit Document — automate hydraulic engineering compliance with automatic notifications.
  

15. KeepSolid Sign

• API: Send Document for eSigning — automate secure document delivery and status receipts.
  

16. CudaSign (SignNow legacy)

• API: Send Document — automate and track signature and approval chain.
  

17. Concord

• API: Signature Requests — automate signature collection and automated workflow progression.
  

18. Foxit eSign (formerly eSign Genie)

• API: Create Document — automate sending and tracking of signature requests.
  

19. Formstack Sign

• API: POST /signatureRequest — automate compliance signature pipeline and audit trail.
  

20. Clio Grow

• Feature: E-signatures — automate submission and approval of project contracts and compliance forms via API hooks.
  

Benefits

1. Automates compliance risk mitigation via tracked signature workflows.

2. Automation accelerates project documentation turnaround and milestone approvals.

3. Reduces manual errors and automates auditable document trails for regulatory checks.

4. Enables automator-driven real-time visibility for project managers and stakeholders.

5. Integrates with other automatable tools for orchestrated, automated project flows and compliance escalations.