Exploring Document Templates

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
  • 2 minutes to read
  • Understand how you can use the Document Templates application from activating the plugin until filling, signing, and approving a document online.

    Activating plugin

    An administrator activates the Document Templates plugin [com.snc.document_templates].

    Configuring Document Templates and HR service

    An administrator configures a document template by defining participants, defining tasks for participants, and marking signature blocks. Associates the document template to the HR template of a service and initiates document tasks from a case.

    Figure 1. Configure Document Templates and HR service
    Illustration depicting how to configure a document template and an HR service

    Working on assigned document tasks

    Participants receive document tasks for filling, signing, and reviewing a document. When the document tasks of all the participants are complete, the final document is added as an attachment to the case.

    Use Cases

    Possible use cases for Document Templates.

    Submitting and approving a document online

    Submit and review a document online.

    This is a use case where a document is to be filled out by an employee and reviewed by an HR agent.

    An administrator configures an HR service (by selecting a document template and enabling the case option) and creates a case with that HR service. When the state of the case changes to Ready or Work in progress, document tasks get initiated for both employee and HR agent.

    The employee fills in the details and submits the document for review. If there are no corrections, the HR agent approves the document, else, the HR agent adds notes and rejects the document.

    Document tasks are again initiated for both employee and HR agent. The employee makes the appropriate revisions and resubmits the document. After the HR agent approves the document, it gets added as an attachment to the case.

    Completing onboarding activities for an employee

    This is a use case where an employee requires to complete onboarding activities such as submitting a document, requesting an ID card, and requesting a laptop.

    An administrator configures an HR service (by selecting the document template and enabling the case option) and configures an activity in a life cycle event with that HR service.

    When the lifecycle activity is triggered, a case gets created with that HR service. When the state of the case changes to Ready or Work in progress, a document task gets initiated for the employee. After all the tasks of the HR case are complete, the document (submitted by the employee) gets added as an attachment to the case.

    Use Guided Tours in Document Templates

    Use Guided Tours in Document Templates to get instructions on how to create a document template.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_doc.admin or sn_doc.writer

    About this task

    Guided Tours help train and onboard users within the workspace. Each tour is designed to provide an overview, guide you through a task, or complete a process. If needed, administrators can create more tours. For more information, see Guided tours.

    When you visit a page that has a guided tour for the first time, a welcome screen appears. You can choose to either begin the tour or skip the tour. The tour can be revisited from the Help Center menu.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Document Templates > All Document Templates.
    2. Select New.
    3. Select one of the following templates:
      • HTML Document Template
      • PDF Document Template
    4. Select the Show help icon (Show help icon).​
    5. Select Take a Tour​.
    6. Take the necessary action and select Next to progress through the tour.
      For ending the tour at any point, you can select End Tour in the side panel or select the Close button in the pop-up window and confirm to end the tour.
    7. Select Done after the tour is ended​.