# ASiC-E Document Reader for people who handle signed files daily

> For most people a signed container is an occasional puzzle. For an accountant, an HR specialist or a lawyer it is Tuesday. An ASiC-E document reader earns its place when it makes the routine faster.

Source: https://asiceviewer.com/en/blog/asice-document-reader/
Published: 2026-11-10 · Digixy

## In short

- Daily users need three answers fast: what is it, who signed, is anyone missing.
- Opening several containers at once and saving all documents in one click saves the most time.
- Keep the container as the record; work from extracted copies.

## Accounting

Invoices, acts and annual report approvals arrive signed. The routine:

1. Drop the month's containers onto [ASiCE Viewer](https://asiceviewer.com/en/#tool) together.
2. For each, confirm the signer and the date on the signature card.
3. Use **Download all (ZIP)** to pull out the PDFs for the accounting system.
4. Archive the original `.asice` files with the period's records.

## Human resources

Employment contracts need both signatures before the first working day. Open the container and count the signature cards: one card means the employee has not signed back yet. The role field often says "Employer" or "Employee", which makes it obvious who is missing.

## Legal work

Lawyers care about time. The signature card shows the signing time and the time stamp; the details list the certificate's validity and whether it covered the signing moment. For anything that will be relied on in a dispute, follow up with a formal validation report. The viewer is the fast first look.

## Property and rental management

Handover acts with photos are common: a PDF plus several images in one container. The file list shows them all, and images preview directly.

## Good habits for teams

| Habit | Why |
| Store the `.asice`, not only the PDF | The container is the signed original |
| Name files before signing | Names inside a signed container cannot be changed |
| Check every file in the list | One signature covers all of them |
| Do not forward extracted PDFs as "signed" | They carry no signature |
| Use an official validator for disputes | A viewer does not issue a verdict |

## Reading away from the desk

Approvals do not wait for office hours. The [ASiC-E Viewer app for Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digixy.asiceviewer&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dasiceviewer.com%26utm_medium%3Dblog-md) opens containers from mail or chat offline and can export a document to PDF with the signer and signing time printed in the header, which is handy for a quick internal note.

## Where the reader stops

A reader does not sign, does not edit, and does not replace validation. For those, the official client is the companion tool. See [ASiC-E document viewer](https://asiceviewer.com/en/blog/asice-document-viewer/) for more on multi-document containers.

## Frequently asked questions

**Can I open many containers at once?**

Yes. Select or drop several files; they appear as a list and each opens with one click.

**How should signed documents be archived?**

Keep the original container file unchanged. It can be stored like any other file; long-term preservation may additionally call for re-time-stamping.

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