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How to Connect Docusign with Apply

You can streamline your document signing process by connecting Docusign to SurveyMonkey Apply. Instead of manually collecting signatures, you can collect secure Docusign e-signatures directly within your application and review workflow. This helps speed up the review process, track progress in real time, reduce manual effort, and simplify the signing process for applicants, recommenders, and reviewers.

You can connect your Docusign account to SurveyMonkey Apply either: 

  • Through a task in your workflow, or 
  • Directly from the form builder.

To link your account from a task:

  1. Go to your Workflow.
  2. Select the title of the stage to access the stage configurations.
  3. Select the Tasks tab.
  4. Select the + Add Task to Connect to Docusign. You can choose to:
    • Continue with your existing account(s) or
    • Sign in with a new account. Enter your Docusign email address and password to login, authorize the connection, and select your preferred quota setting before selecting Finish setup.
  5. Once connected you're brought to your Tasks. Continue building and adding Docusign to your form so that applicants, recommenders, or reviewers can sign as part of their response. 

To link your account from a form:

  1. Go to your Workflow.
  2. Select the title of the stage to access the stage configurations.
  3. Select the Tasks tab.
  4. Select + Add Task 
  5. Select Fill out a Form to either: 
    • Copy an existing form or
    • Create a new form
  6. Choose your form settings and select Create Task to add the form to your Tasks tab.
  7. Select the Attached form (paper clip icon) to the task you are trying to edit.
  8. Under Advanced Question Types, select Connect to Docusign.
  9. Enter your Docusign email address and password to login and select your preferred quota setting.
  10. Select Finish setup to finalize the authorization.
  11. Once connected you're brought to your form. Continue building and adding Docusign to your form so that applicants, recommenders, or reviewers can sign as part of their response. 

To collect e-signatures, add a Docusign signature question to your forms.

To add a Docusign signature question:

  1. Open your Form Builder.
  2. Under Advanced Question Types, select or drag to add the Docusign signature question type to any Fill out a form task. This question type can replace manual signatures and go anywhere in your form.
  3. Select Save to update your form.

You can add multiple Docusign signature steps at different stages of your program workflow. Once an applicant signs, you can set up automation rules to automatically advance the application to the next step.

If an applicant edits their answers after signing, they need to re-sign the document to attach the signature to the updated application. 

As an admin, you can’t edit an application's completed task that has a Docusign signature. Instead, you can reset the task on the applicant's behalf. This clears all the data previously collected within the task, and the applicant has to start over.

If a change is made after a Docusign signature has already been submitted, the change will not be reflected in the Docusign version. Any changes made will only be reflected within SurveyMonkey Apply. Admins can request a new signature to validate the changes.

You can manage your connections from Integrations which you can get to from the Settings icon. 

If you haven't linked a Docusign account yet, select Configure to get started.

If you are connected, you will see Connections displaying the number of accounts you have linked. Selecting Connections, lets you view its status, view your linked email address, and link or unlink your accounts.

Each program supports only one active Docusign connection. However, you can run multiple programs simultaneously, each linked to a different Docusign account.

You can disconnect your account manually at any time from Integrations. Your account is automatically disconnected if you no longer have an active Docusign account, run out of envelopes, or if you downgrade to a lower plan. If your connection expires, re-connect your Docusign account.

Disconnecting your Docusign account turns off signature requests in active program workflows. Active forms automatically revert to manual signatures or your preferred setting. Docusign stays visible as an option if you want to link your account again later.

Admins can export application data containing Docusign signatures following the standard SurveyMonkey Apply data export process.

When you export your report it will include your Docusign envelope IDs, which are listed as responses to questions. This unique ID lets you search, track, and verify signed documents in your Docusign dashboard.

To export your application data:

  1. Go to Reports in your Admin Dashboard.
  2. Select Data Exports.
  3. Select + Create to start a new export report.
  4. Enter a name for your export report.
  5. Under report settings, select the program source and choose the form fields and metadata columns to include. Make sure to select the Docusign ID column from your available fields.
  6. Select Save & Export.
  7. Choose CSV or XLSX as your file type and download your report.