# Adding Participants and Signature Placeholders **Add Participants** The **Add Participants** step is the second stage in setting up a Fixed Form template. This step defines who will sign the document, in what order they will sign, and how each participant's access and signing experience is configured.
*** **Adding Participants** Participants can be added in either of the following ways: **Option 1: Add Signatories** Click the **Add Signatories** button at the top of the panel. Use the **Search & Add participants** bar to find existing users — enter a minimum of 4 characters to search by name or email. Select the user to add them to the workflow. **Option 2: Add External Participant** Click the **Add external participant** button to add a signer who is not an existing user in the system. Once added, participants appear in the left panel as **Signatory 1**, **Signatory 2**, and so on, in the order they were added. Each signatory row includes an **Assign Signatory** option to map a specific user to that slot. *** **Configure Workflow Type** The **Workflow Type** toggle is available at the top of the participant list. Select the appropriate signing flow: * **Serial** — Signatories sign one after another, in the defined order. * **Parallel** — All signatories can sign simultaneously, irrespective of order. * **In-person** — Signing is facilitated in a face-to-face setting. The workflow type applies to the entire template and determines the signing sequence for all participants. *** **Configuring Settings for Each Signatory** Click on a signatory from the left panel to open their **Configure settings** panel on the right. Each participant must be configured before you can proceed to the next step. **Role** Assign the participant's role in the workflow: * **Signer** — The participant is required to sign the document. * **Reviewer** — The participant reviews the document but does not sign. * **CC Recipient** — The participant receives a copy of the document for information purposes only. **Signatory Settings** Expand the **Signatory Settings** section to configure the following: *Configure Attachment Profile* Select a **Profile Name** from the dropdown to define the type of attachments the signatory is required to submit as part of the signing process. *Access Controls* * **Allow to add exceptional users and define access controls** — Enable this toggle to permit the addition of users outside the standard participant list and to define custom access rules for this signatory. * **Don't Allow to download documents** — Enable this toggle to restrict the signatory from downloading the document during the signing process. *Attachment & Comment Visibility* A table at the bottom of the settings panel lists all other signatories in the workflow. For each, you can control: * **Hide Attachments** — Prevent this signatory from viewing attachments submitted by the listed co-signatory. * **Hide Comments** — Prevent this signatory from viewing comments added by the listed co-signatory. Once all settings are configured for a signatory, click **Save Details** to apply the configuration before moving to the next participant. *** **Key Notes** * Each participant must be configured before you can proceed to the **Set Signature** step. * The workflow type and participant roles defined here are locked into the template structure and will apply each time the template is used for a signing transaction. *** **What Happens Next?** Once all participants are added and configured, click **Next** to proceed to the **Set Signature** step, where signature placeholders will be placed on the uploaded document(s) and mapped to the respective signatories.