ApproveThis manages your Papersign Integration approvals.

Why Bother Connecting These Two?

Let's cut to the chase: if your team uses Papersign for signatures, you're still stuck manually chasing down approvals via Slack, email, or carrier pigeon. ApproveThis fixes that leaky bucket by adding structured approval workflows to your signed documents. Together, they turn "Hey, can you check this contract?" into an actual process that doesn't make everyone hate you.

Here's the deal: Papersign gets signatures. ApproveThis gets decisions made. Connect them through Zapier, and you've got a system where signed documents automatically route to the right people for final approval - no license headaches for external partners, no lost PDFs in someone's inbox.

No More "Who Approved This?" Meetings

Companies between 50-5k employees waste 12 hours/month on average tracking down document approvals (we made that stat up, but you know it's true). This integration kills three birds with one stone:

• Legal/compliance teams: Stop playing document detective. Every signed NDA or contract automatically gets executive review.
• Sales ops: Commission agreements get signed and approved by finance before anyone starts counting their money.
• HR: New hire paperwork gets signed electronically, then immediately routed for department head approval.

The kicker? Approvers don't need Papersign logins. Just send them an email with an ApproveThis link. They click approve/reject. Done.

Real-World Uses That Don't Suck

1. The "Don't Let Sales Give Away the Farm" Workflow

Problem: Your sales team uses Papersign to close deals, but finance keeps finding discount terms that were never approved.

Fix: Every signed proposal triggers an ApproveThis request. Use calculated fields to flag discounts over 15%. If threshold hit, route to CFO. Otherwise, auto-approve.

Who Cares: Finance directors tired of profit margin surprises. Sales VPs who want deals closed faster without oversight bottlenecks.

2. The "Lawyers Who Actually Sleep" System

Problem: Legal gets 50 signed vendor contracts/week. They need to confirm compliance terms but can't review every page.

Fix: When Papersign marks a contract complete, ApproveThis:

• Sends summary to legal via email (they approve/reject in 1 click)
• Routes NDAs to department heads
• Auto-archives approved docs in Papersign

Who Cares: General counsels who want to reduce risk without hiring three more attorneys.

3. The "HR Isn't Your Babysitter" Setup

Problem: New hires sign onboarding docs in Papersign, but HR has to manually remind managers to approve equipment requests.

Fix: When onboarding packet gets all signatures:

- ApproveThis pings IT to approve laptop specs

- Triggers facilities to approve desk assignments

- Notifies payroll once all approvals are green

Who Cares: HR teams that want to eliminate "Where's Joe's stapler?" tickets.

How This Actually Works

Forget coding. You're using Zapier. Here's the 5-minute version:

Basic Setup Steps

1. Connect Papersign + ApproveThis in Zapier
2. Pick a trigger (e.g., "Document Completed" in Papersign)
3. Map key fields: Document ID, signer emails, custom tags
4. Set approval rules in ApproveThis:
  - Who needs to approve?
  - Automatic escalations if someone's OOO
  - Conditional thresholds ($$ amounts, contract types)
5. Test with a dummy document

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' approval groups for contracts needing both legal and finance sign-off. They can review in parallel instead of playing email tennis.

Why This Isn't Just Another Integration

Most approval tools make you choose between flexibility and control. ApproveThis adds the missing layer Papersign can't:

For Process Nerds

- Conditional routing: Contracts over $50k? Auto-route to CFO queue
- Delegation: CFO on vacation? Requests go to VP Finance automatically
- Audit trails: See who approved what, when, and why

For People Who Hate Process

- Approve/reject from any device via email
- No login required for external partners
- Slack notifications if you're into that

It's the difference between "We have a process" and "The process actually works."

Who Should Steal These Workflows

Healthcare Providers

Patient consent forms signed in Papersign → automatically route to department leads for HIPAA compliance checks.

Manufacturing

Supplier contracts get signed → trigger safety/compliance approvals across plants.

Tech Startups

Investor docs signed → parallel approvals across legal, board members, and cap table management.

The Part Where We Ask For Something

If you made it this far, you either really care about approval workflows or are procrastinating real work. Either way:

Get started with ApproveThis (free 14-day trial)
or
Book a 10-minute demo (we'll show you the Papersign integration live)

No PDF approvals were harmed in the making of this article.