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Legacy User
March 15, 2021
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I'd like to send an envelope to a lead record, how do I add the relevant lead as a recipient?

  • March 15, 2021
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Reproduction steps:

  1. I create an envelope template where I add two recipients: a "master record" and the lead owner.
  2. I add a button on the lead page layout that invokes this template... let's call this button "Send Docusign"
  3. I find a lead (let's call it "John Doe") and click on "Send Docusign"
  4. The envelope wizard pops up and I review the doc before sending it

I'm expecting the lead, "John Doe", to be one of the recipients (as the master record), but this recipient is not added automatically. The lead owner is indeed part of the recipients.

How do I add the relevant lead to the template automatically? It doesn't make sense that I have to search for the lead when I click on "Send Docusign".

Best answer by Community Expert

SOLVED

I could never get "Master Record" to work the way I assumed it would. However, "By Role" will work by applying the right merge field syntax.

Quick solution:

  1. Select the "By Role" option and give the Role a name (ex: "Signer 1")
  2. Click "Add Name and Email" and use {!Lead.Name} and {!Lead.Email}.

I tested this on Leads and Contacts. Worked as expected. For more details you can review the DocuSign eSignature for Salesforce Admin Guide. Search the doc for "Use Merge Fields" to find the material (its location varies in each release due to content updates).

11 replies

Legacy User
May 6, 2021

Check out the support site and look for custom buttons that will allow you to do more with the button. The standard setup just triggers the pop up.

 

Legacy User
August 18, 2021

were you ever able to solve this?

Legacy User
August 24, 2021

Is there any solution?

Docusign Employee
September 16, 2021

SOLVED

I could never get "Master Record" to work the way I assumed it would. However, "By Role" will work by applying the right merge field syntax.

Quick solution:

  1. Select the "By Role" option and give the Role a name (ex: "Signer 1")
  2. Click "Add Name and Email" and use {!Lead.Name} and {!Lead.Email}.

I tested this on Leads and Contacts. Worked as expected. For more details you can review the DocuSign eSignature for Salesforce Admin Guide. Search the doc for "Use Merge Fields" to find the material (its location varies in each release due to content updates).

Legacy User
September 20, 2021

Screen Shot 2021-09-20 at 10.54.51 AMI followed the above solution and get the error message. please see the attachment. Any idea? Thanks,

Legacy User
September 20, 2021

My mistake above. You need to use SF merge syntax and include the "!" in the string, ex: {!Lead.Email}

Sorry about that. I've corrected my prior post.

Legacy User
September 20, 2021

Screen Shot 2021-09-20 at 1.29.05 PMThanks,

I still got the error

Legacy User
September 20, 2021

Long shot: what Docusign plan are you using?

Legacy User
September 20, 2021

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Legacy User
September 24, 2021

I have to ask the obvious: does the lead record you're testing with have Name and Email values?

(Another associate on my team tested the way I'd described and it worked as expected, so I'm not sure what else I can do to help you)