This field captures the date on which the document is signed. The date will automatically be populated as the current date at the time of signing.
The date signed field properties:
• Name(optional):
This field is only required when you update this field value using Foxit eSign API or Online Forms or want to view this field value in form report or want to propagate the same value to similarly named fields.
• Description(optional):
You can provide any instructions or descriptions for the field that will appear as a help tooltip when you hover over it while filling out.
• Date Format:
Select the format for the date field to be filled out by the signer.
Hint: If you select the date format in the account settings, Also you don’t need to choose the date format individually.
You can always override the value at each template or document level and select a different format from the defaulted one.
• Party Responsible:
Select the party from the drop-down, which is responsible for filling this field.
• Value Mandatory:
Selecting ‘Value Mandatory’ will highlight the field with a red border and the document recipient or signer MUST provide a value for this field while signing the document to complete the electronic signature process.
• Mark it as Dependent Field:
You can make this field dependent on any other field values. To set a field dependent on another field. Select the values of the independent field that will enable the signer to see the dependent field. Dependent fields can be set as mandatory or optional. Also Mandatory field setup as dependent becomes conditionally mandatory.
• Tab Order:
Tab order is a numeric value to determine the order in which the fields are filled out during the document eSigning process. As the name suggests, when the user hits the tab button. It will take him/her to the fillable field assigned the next higher number in the tab order.
