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Roles are placeholders that will help you pre-assign fields to future recipients.
When you create a document from your template, simply designate which recipient belongs to which role, and their fields will automatically be assigned to them.
Additionally, you can easily populate contact information about your recipient in the document using Role variables.
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How to add template roles
Open your template and select Define roles on the right-hand panel.
Then, type the name of the Role (i.e. Client, Sales Rep, etc.) in the field and click on Create role.
If you're in the editing mode, you can access and manage Roles in two ways:
Select File on the top left menu > Roles > Add new role
Select Manage roles on the left-hand panel
Note: Role names are internal and visible only to you and your team members.
How to pre-assign a recipient
If you'd like a specific recipient to be added in every document created from this template (for example, you want one of your colleagues always added in CC), you can create a role for this person and pre-assign them to this role:
Select Define roles in the workflow builder panel.
Choose a role, and select three vertical ellipses button to its right
Select Pre-assign a person
Search for a recipient's contact by starting to type their name or email or create a recipient/group.
Finally, click Pre-assign
Now, each time the document is created from the template, this recipient will be assigned to this role.
Finally, make sure that all fields in your template are assigned to your role(s) and that's it! When you create a document out of the template, you will assign actual recipients to the roles which will automatically assign fields to the recipients.
FAQ
What happens if you don't assign a recipient to your role?
When you create a document from a template with several roles, you can leave a role unassigned and it will not be shown in the document. However, the fields assigned to this role will stay in the document. You will need to assign the fields manually to your recipients or remove them.