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The WILL tab

The WILL tab is the technical view of your inheritance: one row per inheritance transaction, per Will-Executor.

WILL tab{ .screenshot } Each row is a signed inheritance transaction held by one Will-Executor.

Columns

Column Meaning
Locktime The delivery date of the inheritance
Txid Identifier of the Bitcoin transaction
Will-Executor Which server holds this copy
Server Whether that server actually has it (see below)
Status Progress of the transaction itself

The Server column

The Server column tells you, independently of the row colour, whether each inheritance transaction is really stored on its Will-Executor.

Server column{ .screenshot } The Server column reports storage state per Will-Executor.

Label Meaning
Confirmed on server The Will-Executor confirmed it has stored the transaction
Sent (not checked) Pushed to the Will-Executor, not re-checked since
Send failed / Not on server The push failed, or the server no longer has it
Signed (not sent) Signed locally, not sent to any Will-Executor
Not sent Not signed or sent yet

!!! tip "Check your wills periodically" Right-click a transaction and use the check action to re-query the servers. A row that drifts to Not on server is a signal that this Will-Executor is no longer reliable — consider renewing your will with a different selection.

Actions

Right-click menu on a will transaction{ .screenshot } Right-click a row to act on it.

Action What it does
Prepare Builds the inheritance transaction and adds it to the list
Sign Signs it — Electrum asks for your password or hardware wallet confirmation
Broadcast / push Sends the signed transaction to the selected Will-Executors
Check Asks each server whether it still holds its copy, and updates the Server column
Display / Details Opens the Will-Details window

!!! note "The plugin finishes the job on close" When you close Electrum, the plugin completes any of prepare / sign / broadcast that is still pending — asking you to confirm the signature. It never signs on your behalf.

Will details

Will-Details window{ .screenshot } Everything about one inheritance transaction in one window.

The details window shows the locktime (delivery date), the creation time, the miner fee, the current status, the list of heirs, the Will-Executor address, and the Will-Executor's fee.