DocuSign is a virtual platform for documents and forms that typically need to be signed in person. By creating forms digitally, we reduce our paper usage and increase the ease of access to these forms for faculty, staff, and students alike.
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All DocuSign forms must be created in the demo DocuSign environment - think of this as a sandbox, where you can create forms and test their functionality before going live with them. It is important to make and test forms in the demo environment because every envelope sent in the production/live environment costs $4.86 per envelope (note: IT is billed for this, not individual departments). The demo environment does not charge per envelope sent, because it is the test environment.
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Please note when you request a Powerform, specify any options you’d like such as to require Email Validation (good if only people with OTC accounts, like students or employees, will be signing) and if you want all signers to receive a copy of the fully signed document.
Moving Your Template to Production
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