Reorder Signers Before Sending

Signer order matters when a QCDS Request uses Sign in order. Reorder the signer strip before Send Now so QCDS freezes the intended participant sequence into the Request’s sequential routing graph.

Switch to Sign in Order First

In Prepare & Send, set Routing to Sign in order. QCDS then labels the active signer roles as Signer #1, Signer #2, and so on and shows move-earlier/move-later controls next to each signer.

Only concrete signer roles that own signer-controlled fields appear in the streamlined signer strip. Finish the core field assignments before treating the displayed order as final.

Move a Signer

  • Use the up/down controls to move a signer earlier or later. These controls work well on compact or touch-oriented layouts.
  • Where drag-and-drop is available, drag a signer pill before or after another signer.

QCDS rewrites the signer role sort order immediately in the unsent browser state. The field assignments stay with their signer; moving a signer does not move or reassign the fields themselves.

Why the Order Is More Than Display

When Send Now succeeds, the server sorts the used signer roles by that saved order, creates the concrete participant list, and builds sequential routing as one stage per participant. The first stage is the root stage. Each later stage is linked to the previous stage.

With Everyone at once, signer order does not create an activation sequence because all required participants share one parallel stage. Reordering is therefore operationally important when you intend to use Sign in order.

Recheck Order After Assignment Changes

Adding a signer by assigning that person a field can add a new signer to the strip. Removing the last assigned signer-controlled field for a role can remove that role from the effective participant set. Recheck the signer order after any late assignment changes.

Final Verification

  1. Select Sign in order.
  2. Read the signer strip from Signer #1 through the final signer.
  3. Click each signer and verify the highlighted fields belong to that person.
  4. Run Check.
  5. Use Send Now only after the sequence is correct.

Community Discussion

Want to compare workflows, share practical tips, or discuss how you use this QCDS feature? Visit the QC Digital Signature Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.