Automatically generate additional E-Signature widget fields in the form

  • RCSAustralia
    Asked on June 9, 2019 at 6:17 PM

    Hi all

    I'm using jotform to record attendance at a daily briefing. I need each person who attends to type their name and sign electronically (using a pen).

    At the moment, I have 20 repeated sections of name/e-signature which are setup to only display the next section once the previous section has data entered. That seems a bit clumsy and will be a problem when more than 20 people sign-on.

    Is there a way of making something like the expandable matrix widget incorporate an e-signature field?

    Thanks

    Richard

  • Richie JotForm Support
    Replied on June 10, 2019 at 12:05 AM

    To clarify, do you want to have a dynamic signature widget in which you can add more E-signature by pressing an icon or button?

    The E-signature widget current don't have this feature. However, we can forward a feature request to our developers.

    Can you please explain further how you want this feature to work with the E-signature widget?

    Looking forward for your response.

    Thank you.

  • RCSAustralia
    Replied on June 10, 2019 at 4:59 PM

    Thanks for the reply.

    I have a form that is used by a team of workers to review the job they are doing, record any safety issues and agree how hazards will be controlled.

    At the end of the process, each worker needs to record their name and signature to say that they've been briefed on what's in the form.

    At the moment I do that by using a name field and the e-signature widget repeated 12 times. To make it slightly 'smarter', I use conditional statements to hide the name/signature for each repeat so that they only appear once the previous name has data in it (i.e put a name in box 1, box 2 & e-signature 2 appear, put a name in box 2, box 3 and e-signature 3 appear.

    This is a workaround that works except that one day, irrespective of how many times I copy the name/esignature pair, n+1 people will need to sign it.

    Ideally, in the same way that the Matrix Dynamique widget allows me to add info again and again until I run out, a name/signature widget would do the same - allow me to add as many name/signatures to a form as needed without having a fixed number that may be exceeded some day.

    Hope this is clear?

    Thanks

    Richard 

  • Mike
    Replied on June 10, 2019 at 6:26 PM

    Thank you for your detailed response.

    We have raised a feature request ticket on your behalf.

    There is no ETA for when it will be implemented, but we will get back to you if we have any updates on this.