Collecting Signatures on InfoPath Forms using Collect Signatures Workflow - Task Sign Button doesnt open Sign Dialogue

Question

I'm having a problem getting an InfoPath form to work smoothly with the Collect Signatures workflow while using automatically chosen signers instead of the signers being specified in the workflow initiation form.
I created a custom InfoPath form with two signature lines
I created a duplicate of the out of the box Collect Signatures workflow and changed the Task Process Participants from "Parameter:Signers" to use one stage of the "submitter" and a second stage of the Manager field in the form.
The tasks do get assigned properly to the submitter and then the other user from the form field but there is a problem when trying to sign the documents from the task.
PROBLEM: Now, when one of the signers opens the task from inside the InfoPath form(they get to the form by clicking the link in the task assignment email) and clicks "sign" it no longer opens the signature dialogue. It just
advances the workflow and the document is left unsigned.
BUT IT WORKED FINE STOCK?... If I change the workflow task back to use the Parameter:Signers and let it supply the signers from the workflow initiation form then when the signer clicks the "sign" button on the task form the
Sign dialogue pops up for the next in line signature in the form that hasn't been signed. Then once they sign it the task completes and advances the workflow nicely. This is great but I want the signers to be automatically selected and the workflow
to fire when a new form is filled bypassing the cumbersome workflow initiation form.
Does anyone have experience with this? How can I get the task form Sign button wired up to open the signature dialogue for a signature inside the form?

Answer 1

If you use a third party signing control then you would not have to name the form uniquely because the control captures the signature and shows shows it on the form. The signature is not dependent on the form name. In other words you don't have to give
unique name to the form. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro lets you sign documents in SharePoint. Each approver can add their signature. There are other third party products also available for this. OR the easiest solution is to include Signature field on the form and
ask users to simply type their name in the field and automatically record date and time (and show with signature) when they add their name and submit.
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