A field is the object that bears the action to be performed by a participant. A field has a type which can be either:
signature(for a signature request by a physical person),visa(for a consultation request by a physical person),text(for a text field to be filled by the participant),label(for a read only text added by the transaction creator on a document),checkbox_group(for a group of checkboxes to be checked by the participant),checkbox(for a checkbox to be checked by the participant),radio_group(for a group of radio buttons to be checked by the participant),radiobutton(for a radio button to be checked by the participant),dropdown(for a dropdown list where the participant needs to select an option).image(for an image field where the participant needs to import an image file),signature_date(for a field that displays the date and hour when the participant signed the document),full_name(for a field that displays the participant full name),email(for a field that displays the participant email),company_name(for a field that displays the participant company name),job_title(for a field that displays the participant job title).
You can also add initials fields.
About job title automatic fields
A job title automatic field allows you to retrieve the participant’s job title from your workspace contact list and display it on the transaction document. The participant can edit his/her job title during signature process.
Note that you can’t add job title automatic fields:
- on a document that has already been processed by a participant,
- on a document that already contains a signature (before being imported to the transaction).
Create a job title automatic field
To create a job title automatic field, send a request to POST /v1/transactions/{transaction_id}/documents/{document_id}/fields and pass job_title in the type argument.
You can set other optional arguments:
curl
https://api.universign.com/v1/transactions/tx_DwYGle91EQZA/documents/doc_4dn/fields \
-d type=job_title \
-d page=1 \
-d x=328 \
-d y=580 \
-d required=false \
-d width=200 \
-d height=19
name: The job title automatic field name.page: The page number on which you want to position the job title automatic field.x: The job title automatic field horizontal coordinate on the document page (in pixels).y: The job title automatic field vertical coordinate on the document page (in pixels).copy_from: Use to copy the field. Expected value is the ID of the field you want to copy. This creates a new field with no position on the document. Do not pass if you pass themove_fromargument.move_from: Use to move a field to another document. Expected value is the ID of the field you want to move. Do not pass if you pass thecopy_fromargument.height: The height of the field (expressed in PDF’s default user space units). Default value is19.width: The width of the field (expressed in PDF’s default user space units). Default value is200.font_size: The font size of the field content. Possible values between7and12. Default value is12.required: Whether the participant must fill the field or not. Default value istrue.
The API response returns a field sub-object.
{
"id" : "fld_4zlL",
"type" : "job_title",
"position" : {
"page" : 1,
"x" : 328,
"y" : 580,
"width" : 200,
"height" : 19
},
"font_size" : 12,
"updatable" : true,
"deletable" : false,
"required" : false,
"built_in" : false
}
Update a job title automatic field
To update a job title automatic field, send a request to POST /v1/transactions/{transaction_id}/documents/{document_id}/fields/{field_id}.
curl
https://api.universign.com/v1/transactions/tx_DwYGle91EQZA/documents/doc_4dn/fields \
-d type=job_title \
-d page=2 \
-d x=200 \
-d y=200 \
-d required=true \
-d width=250 \
-d height=35
The API response returns a field sub-object as it was last updated.
{
"id" : "fld_4zlL",
"type" : "job_title",
"position" : {
"page" : 2,
"x" : 200,
"y" : 200,
"width" : 250,
"height" : 35
},
"font_size" : 12,
"updatable" : true,
"deletable" : false,
"required" : true,
"built_in" : false
}
