getRootObject()

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getRootObject()

system.mes.signature.getRootObject() returns the MESSignatureRootTemplate instance that is the parent of all e-signature templates in MES. It is the direct-object counterpart to system.mes.signature.getRootLink(), which returns a lightweight MESObjectLink. If the root object does not yet exist in the gateway’s object store, the gateway creates it, persists it, and returns it.

Syntax

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system.mes.signature.getRootObject()

Parameters

This function takes no arguments.

Return Value

Type	Description
MESSignatureRootTemplate	The root signature template object. Its allowed child type is SignatureTemplate; all user and built-in signature templates are organized under this root in the MES object model.

Scope / Availability

Context	Notes
Gateway	Implemented on MESGatewayESignatureScript; delegates to ProductionRPCHandler.getRootSignatureTemplateObject().
Designer / client	Implemented on MESClientESignatureScript; calls the gateway via IProductionRPC.getRootSignatureTemplateObject() (Sepasoft Production Designer and clients where the module registers this API).

Requires the Sepasoft Production module with e-signature scripting on the gateway your session uses.

Excluded / Edge Cases

The call may create and save the root object on first use if it was missing; subsequent calls load the existing root.
There is no name or filter parameter; use getSignatureTemplate, getSignatureTemplateLinkList, getSignatureTemplateList, or related APIs to work with individual templates.
Prefer getRootLink() when you only need a link (for example, attaching parents or passing lightweight references); use getRootObject() when you want the full root MESSignatureRootTemplate without calling link.getMESObject().

Example Usage

Minimal example

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root = system.mes.signature.getRootObject()

Complex example — obtain root and compare with link resolution

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root = system.mes.signature.getRootObject()
link = system.mes.signature.getRootLink()
rootFromLink = link.getMESObject()
# root and rootFromLink refer to the same logical root template object

Complex example — gateway script entry point for signature hierarchy

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rootTemplate = system.mes.signature.getRootObject()
# Use rootTemplate with other system.mes.signature.* APIs or MES object APIs
# as appropriate for your workflow (e.g. listing or saving templates).

Related Functions

system.mes.signature.getRootLink() — Returns MESObjectLink to the same root; use link.getMESObject() to resolve MESSignatureRootTemplate if you start from a link.
system.mes.signature.getSignatureTemplateLinkList(pageNo, pageSize, searchPattern) — Paged list of MESObjectLink entries for signature templates under the root.
system.mes.signature.getSignatureTemplateList(pageNo, pageSize, searchPattern) — Paged list of MESSignatureTemplate objects.
system.mes.signature.getSignatureTemplate(name) — Load a template by name.system.mes.signature.createSignatureTemplate(name) / saveSignatureTemplate(signatureTemplate) — Create or persist templates (use saveSignatureTemplate where documented for template persistence).

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