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Every contract, traceable.
Across every stage.

Seven lifecycle stages tracked end to end, with declined and expired handled automatically. Every transition logged.

Every
How it works

From draft to final state in 4 steps

Documents move from draft through scheduled, pending, and in progress to completed or auto handled exit states.

1

Draft Stage

Document enters as draft

A new document starts in draft, the preparation phase before anything goes out. The team adds content, places signature fields, configures the workflow, and sets validity windows. Nothing is sent yet, so changes are free.

  • Draft Stage
  • Preparation Phase
  • Free To Edit
  • Nothing Sent
2

Forward Stages

Moves through scheduled, pending, in progress

Scheduled means the document is configured to send at a future time and is waiting. Pending means it has been sent and is waiting for the first signer. In progress means a signer has acted but the workflow is not finished.

  • Scheduled · Pending
  • In Progress
  • Clear Meaning
  • Specific Position
3

Final State

Reaches completed, declined, or expired

Three final states. Completed when every signer has signed and the workflow finished. Declined when a signer rejects. Expired when the validity window closes. Declined and expired are handled automatically, no intervention.

  • Completed
  • Declined · Expired
  • Auto Handled
  • Current Reality
4

Transitions Logged

Every transition logged with time and user

Each move from one stage to another is logged automatically with the exact timestamp, the user who triggered it, and the new state. The team can review any contract's full history and how long it spent in each stage.

  • Full Logging
  • Time And User
  • Full History
  • Time In Stage
Why Teams Choose SIGI

Six reasons contracts stop getting lost in the pipeline

Seven lifecycle stages, clear forward progression, automatic handling of declined and expired, full transition logging with attribution.

Seven lifecycle stages cover every real document state

Seven lifecycle stages cover every real document state

Most platforms reduce contracts to active or completed. Seven stages match the real phases a contract moves through, so the team sees each.

Forward progression follows a clear, predictable path

Forward progression follows a clear, predictable path

Draft to scheduled to pending to in progress to completed. Each stage flows into the next predictably, so the team knows what comes next and new members learn it in minutes.

Declined and expired states handled automatically

Declined and expired states handled automatically

A rejection should not require manual status updates, nor should a closing validity window. Both are detected and applied automatically, so contract status stays current.

Every transition logged with timestamp and user attribution

Every transition logged with timestamp and user attribution

When a contract changes stage, the log captures who triggered it and when. Reviewing any document means reading one clean transition log, not reconstructing scattered events.

The team always knows exactly where each contract sits

The team always knows exactly where each contract sits

Knowing a contract is active but not whether it is pending, in progress, or expiring blocks action. Clear stage information lets the team act.

Stage tracking powers reports and operational analytics

Stage tracking powers reports and operational analytics

Lifecycle stages are the foundation for every metric. Time in each stage, completion versus expiry, where deals get stuck. Reports and Analytics builds on this stage data.

Who uses SIGI document status lifecycle
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Teams who never lose track of where contracts are in the pipeline

Built for teams who refuse to lose track of contracts in the middle of the pipeline

Operations teams running the full pipeline who need to see where every document sits. Sales ops tracking deal velocity. Legal ops managing many contracts at different stages. Compliance teams verifying transition audit trails.

7 Lifecycle

Stages Tracked

Auto Handled

Declined And Expired

Every Transition

Logged

Full Attribution

Time And User

Stage Layer

Draft, scheduled, pending, in progress, completed

Five forward stages cover every real document state from preparation through completion. Each has clear meaning and predictable progression, so the team sees where every contract sits without guessing.

Features

Everything the lifecycle layer ships with

Draft, scheduled, pending and in progress, completed, declined and expired auto handling, transition logging.

Draft Stage

New documents start in draft. The team adds content, signature fields, and workflows. Nothing is sent yet, so changes are free.

Scheduled Stage

Documents set to send later wait in scheduled. The team can still edit or reschedule. At the set time, it moves to pending.

Pending and In Progress Stages

Pending means the document is sent and awaiting the first signer. In progress means a signer has acted but the workflow is open.

Completed State

When every signer has signed and the workflow finishes, the document reaches completed, triggering the certificate and closing it.

Declined and Expired Auto Handling

When a signer rejects, it moves to declined. When a validity window closes without completion, it expires. No intervention needed.

Transition Logging With Attribution

Every move between stages logs automatically with timestamp and user. The team can review any contract's full history per stage.

Questions & Answers

Everything you need to know

Questions about each stage, transitions, separate exit states, and attribution.

Each stage shows where the document sits. Draft means the team is still preparing it and nothing is sent. Scheduled means it is set to send later. Pending means it is sent and awaits the first signer. In progress means a signer acted but the workflow is open. Completed means every signer has signed and the workflow finished. Declined means a signer rejected it. Expired means the validity window closed without completion.
Most transitions happen automatically based on document events. When the team sends a document, it moves from draft to pending. When the first signer acts, it moves to in progress. When all signers complete, it moves to completed. When a scheduled time arrives, it moves from scheduled to pending. The platform detects these events and applies the correct transition without anyone manually updating status, so the team focuses on the work, not status fields.
Because the operational meaning is completely different. Completed means the contract closed successfully and the team has a fully signed document. Declined means a signer actively rejected it, often with a reason to address. Expired means the validity window closed without resolution, often signalling deal slippage. Lumping these together as just ended would hide critical information. Three distinct end states match three distinct operational realities.
The timestamp of the transition and the user who triggered it. For team initiated transitions like sending a draft, the user is whoever clicked send. For signer initiated transitions like declining, the user is the signer whose action caused the change. For automatic transitions like expiration, the system itself is recorded as the actor. The complete attribution log makes it possible to reconstruct exactly what happened on any contract without ambiguity about who did what when.
Lifecycle stages are the foundation of operational visibility. The Immutable Audit Trail captures every event including stage transitions. Reports and Analytics filters documents by stage and tracks time in each. Real Time Notifications fire on transitions like pending or completed. The Certificate of Completion generates when a document hits completed. Every part that needs a document's stage references this lifecycle.
Yes, every dashboard and report supports filtering by lifecycle stage. The team can see all documents currently in draft to find work that has been sitting unfinished. All documents in pending to see what is waiting on first action. All documents in progress to see active deals. All declined to investigate rejections. All expired to find deals that slipped. Filtering by stage turns the lifecycle into an operational lens the team uses every day to focus attention where it matters most.
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