What is Acrobat Sign?

Acrobat Sign is the world leader in electronic signature services. You can send documents for signature using various different workflows–including multiple signatures. Acrobat Sign also supports workflows that require signatures and additional information. All of these capabilities are supported by a powerful dashboard with a flexible authoring system.

As with Acrobat Services, Acrobat Sign has a free trial that lets developers test the signing process both via the dashboard and with an easy-to-use REST-based API.

An onboarding scenario

Let’s consider a real-world scenario that demonstrates how Adobe’s services can help. When a new employee joins a company, they need customized information tailored to their role. In addition, they also need company-wide material. Finally, they must demonstrate acceptance of corporate policies by signing the documents. Let’s break this down into concrete steps:

  • First, a customized cover letter that greets the new employee by name is needed. The letter should contain information about the employee’s name, role, salary, and location.
  • The customized letter must be combined with a PDF that contains basic, company-wide information (think various HR policies, benefits, etc.)
  • A final document must be included that asks for the employee’s signature and date.
  • All of the above should be presented as one document that is sent to the employee for signing.

Let’s go into details on how to do this.