Button to save form as custom name

Tried searching using various phrases on how to accomplish this task, but didn't have much luck.
I've created a form in Acrobat Pro XI, that contains various user-entered fields. I've enabled the form to allow Reader users to save their entered data. Ideally, I'd like a button on the form that allows the user to automtically save the filled in form using information from one of the fields.
For example, say one of the text fields is named OrderID.
User entered a value of "12345" in the OrderID field.
I'd like to create a button (or whatever) that saves the current form as "12345_Widgets.pdf"
Is this even possible?
If not, any alternative suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
C
edit: For what it's worth, I do know how to create a button that will Save As, allowing the user to enter a name. Guess that would be my fallback plan.
C

This is mostly for a small, internal, workgroup so each user would most likely run it from a local copy. I guess the form is more like a checklist that happens to also document what was done.
Currently, I'm using a Task form in Outlook. Figured I'd play around & see if I could make something similar in Acrobat.

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