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title: "Document Preparation"
slug: "document-preparation"
status: "new"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:26:07Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:26:07Z
canonical: "docs.onespan.com/document-preparation"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Document Preparation

The Document Preparation settings control which document-related features are available when senders prepare transactions and templates, and what recipients can do with those documents during the Signing Ceremony. Select a setting's check box to turn it on, or clear the check box to turn it off.

| Setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Enable optional signatures** | Enables signatures to be flagged as optional. When the Optional Signatures flag is set for a document, a recipient is not obliged to sign all of their signatures inside that document before completing the associated transaction. |
| **Enable conditional fields** | Enables the configuration of conditional fields. |
| **Enable document visibility** | Enables the Document Visibility feature, which gives the ability to control which recipients can view specific documents in a transaction during the Signing Ceremony. |
| **Disable removal of the Electronic Consent Document from templates and transactions** | Defines whether senders can remove the Electronic Consent Document from a template or transaction. |
| **Enable recipient to upload attachments** | Enables recipients to upload attachments to a transaction. Thus senders can ask recipients to upload one or more attachments, and recipients can do so. |
| **Enable recipient history** | Determines if senders will be able to select from their transaction recipient history when adding a new recipient. |
| **Enable imprint fields** | Enables the configuration of imprint fields. |