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# How to Add Electronic Signature to a Process
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/add-electronic-signature-to-a-process/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:36:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:36:14.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **add electronic signature to a process**, treat signing as one step rather than as a separate workflow. What comes before and after it belongs on the same record.

## Why signing gets separated

The signature tool is usually adopted independently, by whoever needed it first.

- A document emailed into a signing tool and back
- Approval recorded in one place and signature in another
- The signed copy stored apart from its approval history
- No single record showing the full lifecycle

## What belongs on the record

- **The draft**, viewable inline rather than downloaded
- **Extracted terms** — value, dates, and parties, read by **OCR**
- **Internal approval**, recorded before signing begins
- **Signature status**, visible as the process advances
- **Expiry monitoring**, once the agreement is live

## How to set it up in Jestor

1. Create the document record in **Jestor** with an attachment field and a type.
2. Let OCR extract value, dates, and parties from the uploaded file.
3. Add a PDF block so approvers read it inside the card.
4. Route internal approval before the signature step.
5. Use the DocuSign integration for signing, keeping status on the same record.

## Why choose Jestor for signature workflows?

**Jestor** includes DocuSign among its native integrations, which means the signature step is part of the process rather than a handoff to another tool and back.

Once signed, the same record supports expiry monitoring: a notification five days before the date, and a status change to pending renewal when it arrives.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is signature integration native?

DocuSign is among the native integrations. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Where is the signed document stored?

On the same record as the approval and extracted terms.

### Will I be warned before expiry?

Yes, five days beforehand.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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