Edit a Stamp

Is it possible to create a stamp that can then be edited by the user?
Example;
We recieve an invoice from a vendor, the invoice file (pdf) is routed to the project manager who is in charge of coding the invoice then forwarding it to accounting.
In the attached file you will see the coding stamp that I created and what was done by hand. I would like the project manager to be able to use the coding stamp then edit the fields with the proper data so the coding by hand is no longer used.

Or, if someone has another suggestion on another way of doing this I am open for suggestions.
Thx

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You not only need to create a custom stamp, but you need to add dymanic form fields. See AUC Tutorials - Dynamic Stamps for more information.

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was having the same issue and it cost me half the morning at work.
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@noel - i am able to run my action properly when i "play selection", but when i try to run a batch of images through the "automate" function is when the issues begin to arise. at least most of the issues.
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=750482081505&l=4d1bb044bd
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so in detail what i am trying to do is:
record an action of the edits i make to a raw image so i can then run that same action on a batch of thousands of images via "automate." the specific tasks i am trying to complete during my action should be visble in the link i provided. to explain in detail what is occuring that is being recorded as an action:
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***issue***
so i am now having an issue on this section as well. as you can see in the link i provided i have told adobe to do all this, yet now at this section it prompts me to make a decision about the resolution (i.e. press "ok").
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15) -i press stop record
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***issue*****
when i do this the time stamp that i edited and pasted back into the image is not in the same place. i have only gotten it to be in the same place once, and the only thing i did differently was continually re-create the above action in the same manner. each time i recreated the action the time stamp was in a different place and one time it was finally in the place i moved it to.
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21) - in the batch menu i do not have any of the boxes checked (i.e. suppress color profile warnings, etc.)
22) - i select "ok" and the automation process starts
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i have created new actions for the images i collect since CS4 and CS5 and i have never run into any of the issues i have described above. i appreciate any and all help you can provide, as it currently stands i am pretty upset b/c i have wasted an entire day or productivity messing w/ what appears to be a buggy program.

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You can blur it out with retouch
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Is it possible to create a custom stamp with check boxes and a fillable text field so that after I stamp a PDF I can check off some of the boxes and edit the text field?
Or maybe it would be possible to do this by applying an existing form to an existing PDF?
I am going to have to stamp many PDFs so I do not want to have to build a new stamp or form every time I am using it because this is time consuming.
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