Waiting for Others
What does the "Waiting for Others" section represent and what are the available options for the user?
Waiting for Others
The Waiting for Others tab lists envelopes where your action has been completed and the document is now pending action from other recipients in the workflow.
This section helps you track document status, review envelope details, and perform permitted follow-up actions.
Waiting for Others
The Waiting for Others tab displays envelopes where you have completed your action and the document is currently pending action from other recipients in the workflow.
Document List Overview
Each envelope listed in Waiting for Others provides the following information:
Created By & On Displays the name of the initiator and the date/time when the envelope was created.
Envelope Information Includes the document name, category, envelope number, and the number of attachments (if any).
Reference No Displays the reference number provided during initiation, if available.
Last Signed / Reviewed On Indicates the most recent participant activity on the envelope.
Actions Provides access to context-specific actions available for the envelope.
Actions Available for Envelopes Created by You
If the envelope listed under Waiting for Others was initiated by you, additional management actions are available from the Actions dropdown:
View Opens the document in read-only mode for review.
Recall Recalls the envelope, stopping the current signing process.
Download Downloads the document and any associated files.
Mark as Inactive Marks the envelope as inactive without deleting it.
Comments View or add comments related to the document.
Share Share the document with other users, as permitted.
Signing Order View the signing sequence and participant status.
Send Reminder Send a reminder to pending recipients to complete their action.
Note: For envelopes that were not initiated by you, the More Actions menu provides limited, view-only capabilities. Initiator-specific controls are not available in this case.
The available actions typically include:
Viewing the document
Downloading the document
Accessing comments
Viewing the signing order
Actions such as Recall and Send Reminder are available only to the envelope initiator and will not appear for documents initiated by other users.
Bulk Actions in Waiting for Others
You can select multiple envelopes using the checkboxes provided in the list.
Once one or more envelopes are selected, bulk actions become available at the bottom of the screen. Depending on your role and permissions, these may include:
Commenting on envelope
Share selected envelopes
Download selected envelopes
Making envelope inactive
Bulk actions help streamline follow-up tasks when managing multiple pending documents.
Purpose of the Waiting for Others Section
The Waiting for Others tab provides clear visibility into:
Documents that are still in progress
Who initiated the envelope
The latest activity status
Follow-up actions available to you
This ensures better tracking, accountability, and control over ongoing signing workflows.
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