Tags are special codes that represent different types of AcroForm fields.
Tags can be inserted into a document using a text editor (such as Microsoft Word). They are typically applied in white text color, making them invisible to the end user while still readable by Signatus. During document processing, Signatus detects these tags and renders the corresponding AcroForm fields in the document.
When to use tags for document preparation #
Tags are especially useful in the following scenarios:
- When documents for signing are generated in a customer’s system and tags can be easily embedded into the document text to prepare it for signing in Signatus.
- When a document needs to be prepared for signing without installing a PDF editor, for example for quick demonstrations or testing.
To use tags, tag recognition must be enabled in the Signatus license, so that inserted tags are correctly detected and processed.
Signatus recognizes the following Tags:
| Signature Tags (Android, Windows, Server) | |
| Optional Signature | _SO1_;_SO2_;_SO3_;_SO4_;_SO5_ |
| Mandatory Signature | _S1_;_S2_;_S3_;_S4_;_S5_ |
| Checkbox Tags (Android, Windows, Server) | |
| Checkbox | _C1_;_C2_;_C3_;_C4_;_C5_ |
| Checked Checkbox | _CO1_;_CO2_;_CO3_;_CO4_;_CO5_ |
| Mandatory Checkbox | _CR1_;_CR2_;_CR3_;_CR4_;_CR5_ |
| Text field Tags (Android, Windows, Server) | |
| Optional Text field | _TO1_; _TO2_; _TO3_; _TO4_; _TO5_ |
| Mandatory Text field | _TC1_; _TC2_; _TC3_; _TC4_; _TC5_ |
| Radio button Tags (Android, Windows, Server) | |
| Optional Radio button | _RO1_$_; _RO2_$_; _RO3_$_; _RO4_$_; _RO5_$_ |
| Mandatory Radio button | _RC1_$_; _RC2_$_; _RC3_$_; _RC4_$_; _RC5_$_ |
| Text Area Tags (Android, Windows, Server) | |
| Optional Text Area | _TAO1_;_TAO2_;_TAO3_;_TAO4_;_TAO5_ |
| Mandatory Text Area | _TAC1_;_TAC2_;_TAC3_;_TAC4_;_TAC5_ |
NOTE: Checkboxes on the document come before signature. If Mandatory checkbox is used on the document, it has to be checked before the document can be signed. This is also due to the reason, that once the document is signed all available checkboxes are locked and cannot be changed anymore.
NOTE: Radio button group in document supports just 2 radio buttons