Approving, editing, or rejecting a draft
Every draft Cedent prepares waits in your Drafts queue until you act on it. You have three basic choices — approve it, edit it first, or reject it — plus a few extras depending on the draft. The button is labeled for the action it takes, so you always know what approving will actually do.
Approving
Section titled “Approving”Approving is how a draft becomes real. What that means depends on the kind of draft:
- An email reply — “Approve & Send.” Cedent sends it from your own connected mailbox, and it lands in your Sent folder like any other message you wrote. The recipient sees an ordinary email from you. If a send ever fails — a connection hiccup, say — the draft stays approved and offers a Retry, so a message is never silently lost.
- A court form — “Verify & File.” Cedent generates the finished PDF from the form’s fields. You download it and file it yourself — Cedent does not file with the court for you. “File” here means the form is ready for you to file.
- Letters and other documents approve the same way: an email goes out from your mailbox; a document is produced for you to download and use.
When you approve an email, you can optionally set a date you expect a reply by. If no response arrives by then, Cedent reminds you so the thread does not go cold — and it clears the reminder on its own once a reply comes in.
Editing first
Section titled “Editing first”To change a draft before approving, open it and edit the content in the editor. Cedent saves your edit as a new version, so you can always go back. The draft’s history shows every version — Cedent’s original, your edits (with who made them and when), and any fresh redraft — and you can restore an earlier one at any time. See How drafting works for more on versions.
Editing is the common path for a lower-confidence draft: fill the gaps, fix the wording, then approve.
Rejecting
Section titled “Rejecting”If a draft is not right, reject it. It leaves your queue without being sent or filed — rejecting is safe, since nothing was ever going out on its own. When you want a different version, ask Cedent for a new draft in the matter chat.
Other actions on a draft
Section titled “Other actions on a draft”Depending on what a draft contains, you may also see options to export it as a PDF or Word document, add a date to your calendar, or set a reminder — handy when a draft surfaces a deadline you want to track separately.
Common questions
Section titled “Common questions”I approved an email but it did not send. The draft stays approved and shows a Retry. Sending can fail on a temporary connection problem; retrying usually clears it. The message is not lost.
Does approving a court form file it with the court? No. Approving a form generates the finished PDF for you to download and file yourself. Cedent prepares the filing; it does not submit it.
Can I get a draft back after rejecting it? A rejected draft leaves your queue. Ask for a new one in the matter chat — Cedent will draft again from the current facts on the matter.