Interactive form fields

Do do I create interactive form fields on a scanned PDF?

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Unable to fill out interactive form fields in the pdf form.

I'm unable to fill out interactive form fields in the pdf tax form in Reader 11.0.06 with purple bar inviting to do so.

The only Flash Player that is remotely connected to Adobe Reader is the plugin.
Can you temporarily uninstall the plugin (or both ActiveX and plugin using http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html and see if the problem disappears?
Reinstall both using these installers http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#mai n-pars_text_4

Reader-enabled form from Acrobat is retaining interactive form fields when user saves the form

This is an issue that has only recently come up. In the past it was not a problem to take a pdf, add interactive form fields to it in LiveCycle, then open the form in Acrobat and enable usage rights for Reader users.
This allowed Reader users to fill out the form and save the results. With the most recent versions of Acrobat and Reader the user saves the form and the data AND the interactive form fields are saved in the resulting file - meaning that the data is still there to be changed. Clearly not what we want and not what Acrobat and Reader were doing previously.
The form does properly display "You can save data typed in this form" when opened in Reader.
I have got no response to this issue in the LiveCycle forum, and nothing shows up in a search. I would very much like to fix this, as it is affecting our entire library of pdf forms.

In most instances the form is linked on the website, so the original form will cannot be overwritten.
In some cases we have to supply an interactive pdf for a department that they will then distribute by email to various groups who are expected to fill the form out on submit on an ongoing basis. That is what I was meaning by the user filling out the form, printing it, and then being prompted to save changes.
The bigger issue is that most of our users expect to take a form hosted on the website, fill it out, and then save a pdf copy of their responses for reference. The reference copy is retaining the interactive fields rather than printing as a static pdf.
If I could force the action of printing as a pdf (rather than saving as a pdf) on submission I think that would solve the issue. The script for most of the forms in the library is xfa.host.print(1, "0", (xfa.host.numPages -1).toString(), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0); and I am not aware of a way to force the print to only be to the pdf print driver.

What are interactive form fields

I found a sample template online that I would like to use, I saved it in my documents and now I can not edit it, what do I need to do?

Hi ,
Referring to the following document you could more information about form fields.It will cover everything related to interactive form fields.Please have a look .
http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/accessibility/products/acrobat/pdfs/acrobat-xi-a ccessible-forms.pdf
As far the template is concerned ,please explain more about that .
What kind of template it is ?
How do you want to edit it and what are the challenges are you facing while trying to edit it ?
What version of Acrobat are you using?
Also ,what OS do you work on ?
Please provide us the mentioned information so that we can assist accordingly .
Regards
Sukrit Dhingra

Adobe interactive form: Fields not fillable

Hi,
I followed this fantastic e-learning session on [Send, Receive, and Process Interactive Forms via Email in SAP Application Server - ABAP (Session 4A)|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid=/library/uuid/5087262b-59ef-2910-abb1-957000b7c3d4].
I created a form and successfully sent it to my non-sap mail box. I opened the pdf attachment in acrobat reader and found input fields and a sendmail button as designed. But I could not use the input fields and the send button does not work.
Do I need additional software or maybe anything is wrong with my form?
Regards,
Clemens

Bonjour Bertrand,
my relevant code is
ls_sfpoutputparams-getpdf = 'X'.
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_OPEN'
    CHANGING
      ie_outputparams = ls_sfpoutputparams
    EXCEPTIONS
      cancel          = 1
      usage_error     = 2
      system_error    = 3
      internal_error = 4
      OTHERS          = 5.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    ASSERT 1 = 2.
ENDIF.
* create pdf
DATA:
    fp_docparams     TYPE sfpdocparams,
    fp_result        TYPE fpformoutput,
    lv_pdf           TYPE xstring.
fp_docparams-fillable = abap_true.
fp_docparams-langu = sy-langu.
CALL FUNCTION lv_funcname
    EXPORTING
      /1bcdbw/docparams = fp_docparams
      co_head                = ls_co_head
    IMPORTING
      /1bcdwb/formoutput = fp_result
    EXCEPTIONS
      OTHERS             = 1.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    ASSERT 1 = 2.
ENDIF.
lv_pdf = fp_result-pdf.
* Close spool job.
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_CLOSE'
    EXCEPTIONS
      usage_error    = 1
      system_error   = 2
      internal_error = 3
      OTHERS         = 4.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    ASSERT 1 = 2.
ENDIF.
I could not find anything to control if my form is generated "interactive", I just create in SFP and actiavte it.
I do not understand fully, what 'FP_JOB_OPEN' and 'FP_JOB_CLOSE' is good for - without 'FP_JOB_CLOSE' it runs as well.
Regards,
Clemens

Changing fonts in interactive form fields

I have created a form in Acrobat Professional 8 containing various form fields to be filled in. I want the end user to be able to change the font and colour of the text in each form field before printing it out. The end user will be using Adobe Reader - not Acrobat.
How can I do this? Also, can it be done so that users can open and edit the pdf in Adobe Reader 6, or would it have to be a later version?
Any help or suggestions much appreciated.
Thanks,
Emma.

I have figured out how to do this at long last - no thanks to Adobe customer support who told me it can't be done - and the answer was simple as I suspected... To enable users to edit the attributes of text in a text field in Adobe Reader you simply need to check the 'allow rich text formatting' box on the Options tab of the text field properties when you create the text field in Acrobat. Then once the pdf is opened in Reader, simply Control + E to bring up the properties tool palette and you can change font, colour, size, spacing etc.
Thought I would just post this in case anyone else is trying to do the same thing.

FormsCentral could not import the PDF document because it does not contain interactive form fields. You need to add fields to your PDF using Adobe Acrobat and import again

HALP! What do I have to do to fix this issue??

Hi blythegemini,
Please see this document: How do I make my PDF form fillable so I can import it into FormsCentral?
Adobe FormsCentral can't import "flat form" (one that isn't fillable) and convert it to a fillable form. You would need to use Acrobat to add fillable fields to the PDF. If you don't have Acrobat, please feel free to give it a try. You can download a free 30-day trial from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html.
Best,
Sara

How to determine the types of interactive form fields

Hello:
I have written a utility that traverses through the objects in a PDF file, and finds the ones of Type "Annot", Subtype "Widget". I need to go one step down the hierarchy and determine which kind of widget (text, radio button, check mark, press button) is the one under scrutiny.
I have looked at the innards of PDF files, and found that the widgets of type "text" are internally identified by the FT=Tx dictionary entry. So far, so good.
Here is where the beauty and consistency stops. It turns out that all the other (non-text) types are ambiguously identified by FT=Btn dictionary entry.
So: Every field which is not text, is a button.
Where should I look?
TIA,
-RFH

Digging a little deeper, I found that the 4 types of fields (as generated by default) have different keys, as follows:
Text: [F, FT, MK, P, Rect, Subtype, T, Type]
Check Box: [AP, AS, F, FT, MK, P, Rect, Subtype, T, Type]
Radio Button: [AP, AS, BS, F, FT, Ff, MK, P, Rect, Subtype, T, Type]
Button: [AP, DA, F, FT, Ff, MK, P, Rect, Subtype, T, Type]
Is that the correct approach to determine the kind of fields, by querying for the keys, which somehow instantiate a fingerprint?
TIA,
-RFH

Form fields remain interactive after form is saved

I have built a number of forms by importing static pdf's in to Live Cycle and applying the form fields and scripts there. Now I am finding that if I save the form and then go to Acrobat XI to enable the form so that Adobe Reader users can fill it out, then when they do fill out the form and save it the result still has all of the interactive form fields of the original form.
The objective would be that the user opens the interactive pdf, fills it out, hits a Save As button, and the form will save as a static copy with their information in it and the original interactive pdf will remain and can be closed without saving their personal data.
I do have the option of forcing the user to print instead of save, but the user is then prompted if they want to save changes when they finish printing and go to close the original.
This was not an issue previously, so I would like to know exactly what I am missing in this very basic step.

Hi;
All of the fields in the downloaded "response PDF" are marked "Read Only". You can change this using Acrobat by editing the form and unchecking the "Read Only" box in the form field Properties dialog box.
Thanks,
Josh

Want more robust form fields in InDesign for PDF forms.

I wish that soon InDesign CS6 Interactive Form Fields will include the COMB field for entering data in various formats such as phone numbers, credit card numbers, using some sort of format like [number of characters] ["(nnn) nnn-nnnn"]. I use comb fields a lot. Likely others do too. I realize that we are at v1.0 in the InDesign Interactive fields, so I hope that the developers will consider this for the next release!
I long for the power that Acrobat fields have to be implimented in InDesign.

The powers that be (InDesign product managers, engineers, or other employees) don't frequent this forum. To have you voice heard, file a feature request:
Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form

How do I lock some form fields, but not all?

How do I create a form with interactive form fields where certain fields can be locked after being filled in, and others remain unlocked so the customer can interact with it?
My workflow looks like this:
I created a PDF with open form fields for my client to distribute to their salesmen.
Salesmen receive a call, fill in the information gathered. (name, address, services, price quotes, etc)
Salesmen email the pdf form to the customer. All fields that they filled in now need to be non-editable, EXCEPT an "I agree" checkbox and a signature line.
Help is greatly appreciated!
Michael

Hi Michael,
Before I go too deep into a suggestion, I need to know if you are using electronic digital signatures for signing the document? Or, are you expecting the customer to print the document, sign it with a pen and fax it back? The reason I ask is you could use digital signatures to lock specific parts of the document, but if you're not using them I won't bore you with the details.
Thanks,
Steve

Iview from webDynpro ABAP with Adobe interactive form

Hi gurus.
Can I make an iview from a webDynpro ABAP that generates an Adobe Interactive Form, and generate this form from the portal as well?
thanks in advanced,
Dieuba

Chintan thanks for your reply.
Using Adobe Cycler Designer you can design an interactive Form (fields to be filled by the client, buttons, etc.) and you can integrate this with webDynpros ABAP and JAVA. I want to make an iview that connects with this webDynpro and also generates this form to be filled by the user, so it can send the data back to the sap system.

Creating interactive forms

I used to be able to turn regular documents and PDFs into interactive forms by adding fields. I don't remember what program this was but I no longer have it. I wonder if Adobe CreatePDF has this function.

CreatePDF does not have this function. To add interactive form fields to a PDF, you'll need to use either Adobe Acrobat or our FormsCentral service.

Fields missing in Interactive forms in SFP

Hi All,
I am using interactive forms (transaction SFP) for Prsonnel change request in MSS.When i go to this form ISR_FORM_SPEG thru SFP, i realised that come standard fileds like PERNR,ENAME etc are missing ( Generic ISR Table Type) are missing from the context folder of ISR_FORM_SPEG.Any idea how i can bring them back into place??
Regards,
Aditi

Hi Aditi,
Go to transaction QISRSCENARIO. check if these fields are there in the characteristics of the corresponding scenario (here SPEG). If they are there, click on the change button next to the form name in the Basic data of the scenario. A pop up message asking you to change the context fields as per the characteristics fields. This gets you to the ALCDesigner. Once the proper bindings are done for the form, exit and lets you go back to the qisrscenario transaction. save the data and also activate the form. <provided you are viewing the standard scenario in the change mode>.
else
copy this scenario and make the adjustments you need.
if there are some fields in the form that are not part of the characteristics, click on the import form fields button next to the form name. and save it.
Hope this will solve your problem.
do update the forum reg your findings.
Thanks and warm regards,
Anto.

F4 help for a single field in interactive form

Hi Experts,
I am working in HRAS process.I created a Form Scenario and an Adobe Form. I linked my interactive form in portal using standard Start Processes iView . Now I have to create a value help(F4 help) for 'STATE' field based on 'COUNTRY' field value in adobe form. I filled the Input value Help in the corresponding Form Scenario field. But in portal the adobe form shows the field as a single field only.
How I can I attach the manual F4 help to 'COUNTRY' field?
The how to vary the F4 help values in 'STATE' fied based on 'COUNTRY' field?
Do I need to code in Java script for this?
Please provide some inputs with code sample
Thanks in advance,

Lek,
Check Nikhil's reply in this [thread|Re: Reg: value help from BADI is not displayed in the HCm form;. It should probably help you.
Chintan

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