The envelope

Container holding documents and recipients that manages the signing workflow

An envelope is a container that holds documents to be sent to recipients. It defines and manages the signing process for those documents.

When an envelope is completed, a deliverable is generated and sent to the recipients.

Relationships

An envelope:

• Has one or more recipients
• Has one or more documents
• Has zero or one deliverables

Lifecycle

The envelope’s status indicates its current stage, tracking its progress through the signing process. Possible envelope status are:

draft	The envelope is under construction.
processing	The envelope is being prepared and has not yet been sent.
in_progress	The envelope has been sent to recipients and is waiting for all participants to complete it (for example, sign).
completed	All recipients have completed the envelope.
failed	An internal error occurred.
canceled	The signing process was intentionally stopped before completion.