Our use case is the need for the first external party to fill out fields on a document and then a second external party to sign the document. Using Docusign CLM, it only seems like the signer can edit the fields and then sign. We’ve tried using an esignature template that includes the “Allow to Edit” permission for the first external party in hopes they would be able to edit the fields. However, every time we try to send using this docusign envelope template the signature process fails. Is anyone aware of a way in CLM to allow one party to populate fields then a second to do the signature?
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The approach you're using selecting the eSignature template during the "Signature" step and assigning the first recipient with "Allow to Edit" permissions is actually correct for the use case you're describing.
Could you please share more details about the failure you're encountering when trying to send the envelope? For example, are you receiving an error message, or is the process getting stuck at a specific step?
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Waiting for signature response.
Signature Failed
Notification for error sent to: **********
Setting variable '^Send for Signature 1ProviderUpdatedDate' to '07/14/2025 16:22:09.6030'
Updated the value for xml variable 'SignatureResult'
Action completed with output 'Failure'
hey
I've set up the template accordingly please refer to the snapshot for reference. Once the template is configured, you don’t need to specify the recipient again in the workflow, since it only supports the following signer types: “Needs to Sign,” “Receives a Copy,” “In-Person Signer,” or “Needs to View.” The “Allow to Edit” signer type is not supported in the workflow setup and for that we have the Template configured.
To achieve this use case, we had to structure it this way by design.

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