We are excited to announce the introduction of a new notification channel - Whatsapp! With this enhancement, users can now receive timely and convenient notifications directly through Whatsapp. Whether it`s important updates, reminders, processing, or completion, this addition ensures that users stay informed and engaged via one of the most widely used messaging platforms. This new channel is designed to improve communication, provide real-time updates, and enhance the overall user experience by offering a seamless and accessible way to stay updated.

For the new whatsapp notification channel two more feature flags are available:

• AllowWhatsappNotification

• BulkEnvelopesWithWhatsappNotifications

For more information about the feature flags please see: /wiki/spaces/eSign/pages/91992775

For more information about the configuration please see: Organization Settings and Whatsapp

We are excited to introduce an enhancement to our platform: audit trails can now be generated in PDF/A-2b format.

PDF/A-2b is a standardized format specifically designed for long term digital preservation. It ensures that files remain accessible and visually consistent across devices and software. This compliance guarantees:

• Preservation of visual integrity: Fonts, images and layouts are embedded to maintain fidelity.
• Future-proofing: Files adhere to archival standards recognized globally.

Generating audit trails in a PDF/A-2b compliant format ensures:

• Regulatory and legal compliance for industries requiring document preservation.
• Enhanced trustworthiness of stored records.

This functionality is fully configurable in your organization settings. Administrators can enable PDF/A-2b compliance for audit trail generation, ensuring your documents meet the archival standards.

Administrators can set the default behavior either enabled or disabled in the Organization Settings, giving administrators control over how identification steps are handled within the organization. For detailed information please see the Organization Settings#Audit-Trail-Settings

In the Identity Providers section it is possible to add signature types the configured provider authorizes. For detailed information see Identity Providers

Per envelope it can be configured in the envelope settings please see Recipients Page.

We are excited to announce a new setting for allowing late identification, designed to provide greater flexibility and streamline workflows.

When the late identification is enabled, users can:

• Open and read documents before identification: Users can review the document content without needing to complete the identification process upfront.
• Identification performed at signing: The identification step will now occur only when initiating the signing process.

This feature provides a smoother experience for users who need to access document content before committing to the signing and identification process. Additionally flexibility:

• For organizations or workflows that required identification before opening the document, this option remains available, as it has been supported prior to this release. This ensures you can tailor the process to your specific compliance or security needs.

For detailed information about the organization settings please see Organization Settings#Recipient-settings

As part of this release an of our ongoing commitment to streamline and enhance our platform, we are as announced in the API Migration Guides removing the api versions v3 and v4.
The 23.76 (published March 2024) will be the last LTS version that includes these API versions.