Save partially complete form to be completed online later

Hi All
I am still new and have not touch this Reader extensions. I am trying to find a solution for a customer who wants to deploy forms to a server and allow their client to fill in and save back to the server. The challenge is that the form will be partially completed and their customer support will need to access the partially completed form to finish the rest of the data entry.
Can I assume the Reader extensions allows me to get the contents when the form is save and prefill the contennts when the form is downloaded subsequently?
Thanks in advance.

I don't think Reader Extensions is involved with either of the
processes you describe. It allows Reader to do more with a file,
that's all.
"Saving back to the server" sounds like something for which the
clients might need Acrobat, and for which WebDAV must be installed on
the web server.
Aandi Inston

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