This feature is only available to subscribers of Meridian Cloud for Life Sciences. You must enable the Signature watermark type for each document type where you want to use e-signatures.
For customers where the workflow lockdown setting is enabled OR an e-signature is required for the document type, the following functionality is not allowed:
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Quick Change
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Editing document properties for released documents
This restriction is for PowerWeb only.
For customers where the workflow lockdown setting is enabled, and the document type is Facility, Transmission, or some type derived from these document types, AND an e-signature is required, workflow shortcuts are disabled.
When you sign a document, Meridian verifies:
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Your identity with your Windows user account
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You are the current user logged on to the computer
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You are the current user logged on to Meridian
Meridian allows you to electronically sign multiple documents in a single batch. When signing the first document in the batch, you will be required to type both your user name and password. Depending on the system configuration, you will be required to type both your user name and password, or just your password, for each additional document in the batch.
Use these steps for PowerWeb.
To sign documents:
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Run the workflow transition that approves the documents as you normally would.
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Complete any property pages that appear that are related to the transition.
The <TransitionName> dialog box appears showing the name and revision number of the document that you are about to sign.
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Type your user name and password in User name and Password, respectively.
If you enter the wrong password or attempt to exit out of the dialog, Meridian will log you out.
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If appropriate, select a user name from the Select a user to work on the documents list.
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Click OK.
Different results will occur depending on the outcome of the verification:
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If authentication passes, your electronic signature information is saved with the document in the vault. Depending on the system configuration, the information might also appear on a signature page attached to the document's rendition and if you click the Electronic signatures link in the Workflow group on the Document property page.
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If authentication fails, you are logged out of PowerWeb.
Both successful and unsuccessful electronic signature attempts are logged in the audit log.
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